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August 17, 2015
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State
- Parole absconder gets life in prison for slaying conviction
- Jury awards $1.7M in suit of man who died at farm
- Schools on hook for Native American tuition program
- Convictions stand in 1987 murders of woman, husband
- Comerica Hatch contest announces semifinalists
- Man sentenced to life in plot to kill girlfriend's family
Business
- Mortgage debt little changed even as sales, prices rise
- Business stockpiles jump in June, says Commerce Dept.
- Retail sales rose in July, aided by autos and restaurants
- Tesla to raise around $500 million in public offering
Feature
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
