Archives
January 01, 2020
Feature
- Spreading holiday cheer
- Survey finds law class of 2019 contributed more than $111M worth of pro bono legal services
- Paralegal Profile: Kim Barrus enjoys challenge of criminal defense duties
- State settles lawsuit over teen's death for $12M
- Michigan Supreme Court won't accelerate appeal on e-cigarettes
State
- Federal judge makes it easier for independents to get on ballot
- Therapy dog helps comfort youth in courtroom
- Pontiac schoolchildren build libraries at home for literacy
- Residents push to build bridge from mainland to Harsens Island
Business
- Bankruptcy Judge Robert Drain thrust into spotlight in Purdue Pharma case
- Insider Q&A: CEO of homebuilder TRI Pointe Group
Nation
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
