The ACLU filed a lawsuit this week on behalf of six people who feel Michigan’s requirements to change gender on drivers license is unconstitutional.
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ACLU files lawsuit against Michigan's SOS office on gender policy
Compensation for lawyers and judges: Double standard?
Once again, the double standard of lawyer compensation is clearly evident. When it comes to determining the pay of judges, the often-expressed goal is attracting “the best and the brightest.” (See, “Chief justice: Judges need pay hike or else Michigan courts will hit crisis,” May 18, 2015.) When it comes to establishing fee schedules for …
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Boyfriend pleads guilty to murdering, mutilating Theresa Dekeyzer
On Wednesday Scott Wobbe made a plea in court admitting to killing Theresa Dekeyzer – and as the suspect’s attorney says, his client is making a big mistake.
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‘Continuing-violations’ doctrine doesn’t save suit vs. hospital
A judge properly dismissed a lawsuit filed by black hospital employees whose jobs were reassigned after a white patient’s guardian no longer wanted them caring for the patient, says the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Civil Procedure – Expert precluded as discovery sanction but attorney’s fee vacated
The trial court correctly prevented plaintiff from presenting expert opinion testimony at her personal injury trial as a sanction for discovery violations but erred by approving more that $149,000 in attorney’s fees for the no-fault insurer after the jury found no cause of action.
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Supreme Court Historical Society gets first new president in 27 years
Grosse Pointe Park attorney Charles R. Rutherford succeeds Wallace Riley, who had served as president since the society was founded in 1988.
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Family attorney says Terrance Kellom shot in back, still waiting for autopsy
We know Terrance Kellom was shot and killed by an ICE officer but the family says they need to know more and are demanding the state release autopsy results.
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Attorney says police were trying to avoid 'Waco-style' confrontation with Portage man killed in shooting
On Thursday, Sean Pelletier was shot and killed by police following a police pursuit that ended following a crash at Anna’s Vineyard Aaprtments, off West Milham Avenue in Portage.
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Embattled Detroit councilman ordered to appear before discipline board
The rule for suspended lawyers is simple: If your license is suspended, you can’t practice law. You can’t even call yourself a lawyer.
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Lawyers, judges fire it up with annual grilling contest
Who doesn’t want to see a half-dozen attorneys and judges battle one another over hot coals? At the annual Bench Bar Culinary Challenge, that will be a reality — though the coals will be confined strictly to the grill.
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