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Thursday, May 23, 2013

Articles were published within the past 24 hours unless otherwise noted:

Michigan Legal News:

Michigan high court's medical marijuana ruling a 'big shakeup', attorney says
Lansing State Journal (AP) - May 22, 2013
...his body. That charge was dismissed in district court, but the Michigan Court of Appeals reinstated it, saying that under the state s vehicle...
 
Appeals court overturns Van Buren County man's theft conviction, says jury heard inadmissible evidence
Kalamazoo - MLive.com - May 22, 2013
...jury heard inadmissible evidence MLive file photo PAW PAW, MI The Michigan Court of Appeals has overturned a Van Buren County man s 2012 felony...
 
Court Reporters Claim Big Firm Defrauded Them
Courthouse News Service - May 23, 2013
...State Court Administrative Office, the administrative agency of the Michigan Supreme Court. The Bienenstocks' longstanding scheme to pocket the...
 
Abortion opponents' petition drive could bypass state vote, potential veto
Detroit Free Press - May 22, 2013
...drives, if they get at least 258,088 valid signatures, and the Legislature approves the issue, it will become law without a signature from Gov. Rick...
 
Detroit mayoral candidates push to have competitors tossed from ballot
Detroit Free Press - May 22, 2013
...supporting Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon for mayor, cited a Michigan Court of Appeals ruling in 2011 on his successful challenge of Clifford...
 
Panel to decide today if Duggan's eligible for mayoral run
The Detroit News - May 23, 2013
...in the city 13 months before the filing deadline." Duggan's attorney Melvin "Butch" Hollowell called the claim "a misreading of the city charter,
 
Officials: Kilpatrick got flight passes via friend
The Detroit News - May 23, 2013
...about a recent court filing that suggested he had split with his longtime lawyer, James C. Thomas. The News first reported about the freebie...
 
Former aide sues Harper Woods lawmaker Brian Banks, claims sex harassment
The Detroit News - May 23, 2013
...his background, but the law barring felons from serving in the Legislature applies to those who committed crimes while in public office. Banks...
 
Women say they were afraid to report alleged sexual misconduct by former Genesee County sheriff lieutenant
Jackson Citizen Patriot - MLive.com - May 22, 2013
...filed a lawsuit against Chatterson and the sheriff's department. Their attorney, Glen Lenhoff, is claiming the county did not do enough to stop...
 
Judge upholds injunction, keeps Pontiac pension board in place
The Oakland Press - May 22, 2013
...have the power to change the board, period, Alec Gibbs, attorney for the City of Pontiac Retired Employees Association, said after the hearing.
 
Wolf hunt in Upper Peninsula will go on, despite ballot question
Detroit Free Press - May 22, 2013
allows the state Natural Resources Commission, in addition to the Legislature, to designate game species in the state and establish hunting seasons...
 
Panel backs bill allowing Michigan corrections retirees to work indefinitely
Lansing State Journal (AP) - May 22, 2013
...4664 (Page 2 of 2) Our zeal to be an effective legislature in creating accountability for a department may have cut their legs off, MacMaster...
 
Michigan's charter options to grow
The Detroit News - May 23, 2013
...director of the Education Trust, said the group has asked the Legislature to restrict low-performing operators from expanding or opening new schools...
 
New hookah bar rules ignite ethnic debate in Troy
Detroit Free Press - May 23, 2013
...members of owners, as well as the threat of a lawsuit from their attorney. Outside Troy, hookah bars have a mixed record, some operating with...
 
River Rouge school official who thanked God for bribes headed to prison
MLive.com - May 22, 2013
...scam that cost the school district near $160,000, U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade's office said in a release. She gave preferential treatment...
 
Warren's mayor unimpressed by "window dressing" changes to fireworks law
Michigan Radio - May 22, 2013
...holidays. He says a modification to the law being considered by the state legislature will do no good. Legislators say they plan to allow cities to ban...
 
Former Clinton Township comic book owner convicted of murdering wife loses his appeal
The Oakland Press - May 23, 2013
...of his wife has lost his fight for a new trial after the Michigan Court of Appeals affirmed his conviction. Michael George is serving life in...
 
Judge to issue ruling next month about whether evidence of 'other deaths' can be used against Amber Murphy
Jackson Citizen Patriot - MLive.com - May 22, 2013
...Rezmierski is to submit a brief to the judge by May 31, Murphy s lawyer, Wendell Jacobs, will have a week to respond, and Wilson said he will...
 
Overpaid for e-books? Michigan among states to settle with Penguin Group in price-fixing lawsuit
MLive.com - May 22, 2013
...$4.3 million from all five publishers, according to Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette. The suits alleged that Penguin and four other publishers...
 
Sarkozy Bakery fire: Judy Sarkozy sues insurers, claims she was misled about coverage
Kalamazoo - MLive.com - May 23, 2013
...13-page action filed in Kalamazoo County Circuit Court by Sarkozy and her attorney, Samuel T. Field, says Hanover Insurance Company, of Howell,
 
Dunes alliance sues Saugatuck Twp. over McClendon development
The Holland Sentinel - May 22, 2013
...interpretation. The dunes group is also requesting its costs and attorney fees be covered by the township zoning board. The coastal alliance...
 
Lawsuit ends favorably for Lyon Township
HometownLife.com - May 23, 2013
...capacity, as well as a lost competitive edge lost its appeal in a Michigan Supreme Court case late last year. Lyon's cost to defend the case,

National Legal News:

Mandate for birth control coverage up for federal appeal
The Washington Times - May 23, 2013
said Kyle Duncan, who will argue before the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on behalf of the Green family, the founders of Hobby Lobby Stores...
 
Hobby Lobby appeal tests limits of federal birth-control coverage mandate
The Washington Post - May 23, 2013
...beliefs, said Kyle Duncan, who will argue before the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals on behalf of the Green family, the founders of Hobby Lobby...
 
Obama to discuss drones, Guantanamo Bay in security speech
Detroit Free Press - May 23, 2013
...since 2009 were not widely known before a letter from Attorney General Eric Holder to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy acknowledged...
 
Group wants special court to release ruling on unlawful U.S. surveillance
The Washington Post - May 22, 2013
 
Senate committee approves Obama’s NLRB nominees
Federal Eye - The Washington Post - May 23, 2013
...a three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously in January that the president exceeded his constitutional authority...
 
Jury in Jodi Arias trial resume deliberations today
The Detroit News - May 23, 2013
...case could drag on for several more months, said former Maricopa County Attorney Rick Romley. "If that happens, this jury would be dismissed...
 
Boy Scouts to vote on allowing gay members today
USA Today - May 23, 2013
...America. The issue has long been contentious. In 2000 the Supreme Court ruled that the Scouts could legally bar homosexuals from being troop...

Opinion:

Free speech isn’t harassment
The Washington Times - May 23, 2013
I am shocked by this claim. It contradicts both the Supreme Court s Davis decision defining sexual harassment in the educational setting and...
 
Editorial: Early budget deal good for state
The Detroit News - May 23, 2013
...possible in large part because of the budget decisions Snyder and the Legislature are making today. Snyder and GOP leaders have cut a deal on...
 
Missing the High Life
The Detroit News - May 23, 2013
...me across the .05 line. The next day I called William Maze, a Livonia lawyer who works exclusively on DUI cases. As much as he'd like to own a...

Issues of interest to Michigan attorneys on SBM Blog

So Noted: A Pronounced Difference Between An Acronym And An Abbreviation
SBM Blog - May 23, 2013
...Difference Between An Acronym And An Abbreviation This footnote in a Scalia opinion (City of Arlington v. FCC) released this week has created...
 
Hypomania: The Official Word
SBM Blog - May 23, 2013
Hypomania: The Official Word Readers following Wayne County Circuit Judge Wade McCree's Judicial Tenure Commission hearing might be wondering...
 
Just Because: Brave (And Miraculous) New World. Go Blue
SBM Blog - May 21, 2013
Just Because: Brave (And Miraculous) New World. Go Blue C.S. Mott Children's Hospital Doctors Save Ohio Boy By Printing An Airway Tube. SBM Blog
 
DSM-5 And The Law
SBM Blog - May 21, 2013
DSM-5 And The Law The lead up to today's formal approval by the Board of Trustees of the American Psychiatric Association of the new Diagnostic...
 
Tremors: Using YouTube As An Instrument Of Justice
SBM Blog - May 22, 2013
Tremors: Using YouTube As An Instrument Of Justice After achieving positive results for two clients by putting video clips of pre-trial questioning...
 
"A Case Every Law Firm And Corporate General Counsel Should Be Watching"
SBM Blog - May 22, 2013
"A Case Every Law Firm And Corporate General Counsel Should Be Watching" ABA Journal reports on a Georgia case that addresses one of the most...
 
The IRS: Can't Get Enough?
SBM Blog - May 22, 2013
The IRS: Can't Get Enough? Paul Caron at Tax Prof Blog is doing an impressive daily compilation of stories on the IRS scandal. Below is his "Day...
 
Breaking: SOCC Recommends 3% Judicial Pay Increase, No Other Changes
SBM Blog - May 21, 2013
Breaking: SOCC Recommends 3% Judicial Pay Increase, No Other Changes Gongwer News is reporting that the State Officers Compensation Commission...
     

 

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