| In
the Capitol
Committee
meetings of interest for the week of 2/22.
2/24
House Judiciary
Agenda:HB
5381 A judgment lien; HB
5394 Certain statements made by law enforcement officers to law enforcement
agencies; TESTIMONY ONLY: HB
5399 State drug treatment court advisory board; HB
5400 Drug treatment courts; HB
5401 Drug treatment courts.
Real
Property Law Section Position: Oppose
HB 5381
2/24
Senate Appropriations: Judiciary & Corrections
Agenda: Discussion of the FY 2004-05 Budget
Recommendation for the Dept. of Corrections.
2/25
House Criminal Justice
Agenda: HB
4983 Licensure of immigration clerical assistants; HB
4984 Sentencing guidelines for certain violations of the Michigan
immigration clerical assistant act.
State
Bar Position: Support in Principle HB 4983
Complete
Committee Meeting List
Capitol
Agenda
In
the Hall of Justice
Debra A. Gutierrez-McGuire
Named Supreme Court Administrative Counsel
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Full Text
(Michigan
Supreme Court, 2/19/04)
At
the Bar
Justice Initiatives Teams Up With MPLP to Promote Tax
Filing Help
(State
Bar of Michigan, 2/20/04)
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Federal
News
Courts Consider Texas Death Row Retardation Claims
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Full Text
(CNN.com,
2/16/04)
Appeals Court Upholds
Federal Do Not Call Registry, Turns Aside Free Speech Challenge
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(Detroit
News, 2/18/04)
Supreme Court Will
Hear 3rd Detainee Case
View Full Text
(New York Times, 2/20/04)
State
News
Death
Penalty Gets New Push
View Full Text
(Lansing State Journal, 2/19/04)
Lawmaker Wants New
System to Select State Supreme Court Justices
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(Macomb Daily, 2/19/04)
Legislation
Introduced 2/17-2/19
HB
5572 Appropriations; zero budget; judiciary; provide for fiscal year
2004-2005.
HJR
W Criminal procedure; sentencing; death penalty for
conviction of first degree murder; allow.
SB
998 Courts; other; drug treatment courts; establish.
SB
999 Controlled substances; penalties; eligibility for probation
and dismissal of charges; restrict for drug treatment court participants.
TIE BAR WITH SB 998.
SB
1000 Criminal procedure; youthful trainees; eligibility for
youthful trainee program; coordinate with drug treatment courts. TIE
BAR WITH SB 998.
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