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October 20, 2011
Feature
- 'Fat Cats & Lucky Dogs': Attorneys pen book about trusts for pets
- Federal Bar's Master Lawyers Committee hosts meeting, Oct. 25
- Wolverine Bar, Straker Bar plan annual law student reception
- Fair connects lawyers with opportunities
- Fits like a glove: 'Detroit 1-8-7' alumna teams with firm to give back to city
State
- Regional leaders announce formation of R-PATH at summit
- Student societies sponsor basketball tournament to benefit Cooley Cares
- Lawsuit filed in death of man subdued with stun guns
- Budget balancing harder in '11 in many local govts
- City of Warren settles rape case lawsuit for $2.8M
- Report shows Great Lakes shipping economic impact
Nation
Business
headlines Oakland County
- Whitmer signs gun violence prevention legislation
- Department of Attorney General conducts statewide warrant sweep, arrests 9
- Adoptive families across Michigan recognized during Adoption Day and Month
- Reproductive Health Act signed into law
- Case study: Documentary highlights history of courts in the Eastern District
headlines National
- Judge is accused of using racial slur, vulgar terms and ‘libtard’ label for employee offended by his comments
- ACLU and BigLaw firm use ‘Orange is the New Black’ in hashtag effort to promote NY jail reform
- Colorado Supreme Court considers whether habeas petition can free zoo elephants
- 4th Circuit upholds $1M sanction for law firm that tried to ‘sabotage’ federal court’s authority
- Don’t give money to law schools unless they teach originalism, conservative federal appeals judge says
- Average BigLaw partner compensation increased 26% in 2 years, reaching this high-water mark
