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In
the Capitol
Capitol
Agenda
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(Detroit News, 12/13/03)
House Panel Considers
Changing Term Limits on Lawmakers
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Full Text (Detroit Free Press, 12/10/03)
Committee meetings
of interest for the week of 12/15:
12/16/03—House
Judiciary
Agenda: HB
5365 Repeal provision relating to voting procedures for members of
the board of supervisors of Saginaw county; HB
5366 Repeal certain provisions relating to the board of county auditors
for the county of Saginaw; repeal.
Complete
Committee Meeting List
In
the Hall of Justice
Sexual
Harassment, Reverse Discrimination Suits Among Cases to be Heard by Michigan
Supreme Court
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Full Text (Michigan
Supreme Court, 12/8/03)
See Also:
State Top Court to Hear DCX Bias Appeal
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Full Text (Detroit
Free Press, 12/10/03)
At
the Bar
Proposed
New Ethics Rules Forwarded to the Supreme Court
The
State Bar has presented to the Michigan Supreme Court the Representative
Assembly's proposal to update and improve the Michigan Rules of Professional
Conduct. The proposals are the result of considerable study and debate
on both the national and state levels, and set forth the first major re-write
of attorney ethics rules in over 15 years. The Representative Assembly
also recommended for the sake of consistency that the Michigan Supreme
Court consider Standards for Lawyer Sanctions and the ethics rules concurrently,
so that the two can be debated, adopted, and implemented contemporaneously.
The Supreme Court has now postponed consideration of the Standards for
Lawyer Sanctions by removing the item from its January administrative
public hearing agenda.
Recent Actions of the Representative Assembly
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Text
Report of Assembly Action on Proposed Rules of Professional Conduct and
Proposed Standards for Imposing Attorney Sanctions
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Full Text
Law and the Media Committee Hosts Macomb Newsroom Seminar
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Full Text
Past President's Dinner Raises $100,000 for ATJ
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Full Text
State Bar Holds 2004 Judicial Elections Seminar
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Full Text
Sections
and Committees
The Probate and Estate
Planning Section adopted a policy position of support
to HB
4131.
Federal
News
Court
Ruling Affirms New Landscape of Campaign Finance
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Full Text (New York Times, 12/11/03)
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State
News
Executive
Order Presented to Balance '04 Budget
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Full Text (michigan.gov, 12/10/03)
See Also:
Budget Cuts Get Final Okay
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Full Text (Lansing State Journal, 12/11/03)
Bowler Accepts Ionia County Judgeship, Resigns as FIA Director; Governor
Names BCBSM VP Marianne Udow New Director
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Full Text (michigan.gov, 12/11/03)
Court
Rules and Administrative Orders
Other
Actions
2003-01
- Supreme Court Appointments to the Committee on Model Civil Jury Instructions
Issued December 9, 2003
Legislation
Introduced
12/9-12/11
HB
5368 Children; support; publication of a "most wanted"
list for delinquent child support obligors; create.
HB
5369 Children; support; graduated penalty scheme for unpaid support;
provide for.
HB
5370 Criminal procedure; sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines
graduated penalty scheme for unpaid support; enact. TIE BAR WITH HB
5369.
HB
5371 Children; support; incarceration credits; limit
HB
5372 Children; support; bond requirements for felony nonsupport;
increase. TIE BAR WITH HB 5373.
HB
5373 Children; support; bond requirements for felony nonsupport;
increase. TIE BAR WITH HB 5372.
HB
5381 Liens; other; a judgment lien; provide
SB
887 Children; support; method for reducing child support arrearage
to judgments; create.
SB
888 Children; support; method for reducing child support arrearage
to judgments; create.
SB
889 Children; support; method for reducing child support arrearage
to judgments; create.
SB
890 Children; support; method for reducing child support arrearage
to judgments; create.
SB
892 Weapons; concealed; notification to secretary of state of issuance
of personal protection order; require. TIE
BAR WITH SB 891.
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