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July 28, 2021
Feature
- Consent judgment reached with executive car rental after alleged breach of agreement
- Judge tells county to retrieve some COVID-19 relief payments
- Nessel issues statement on $7M approved for Wrongful Imprisonment Compensation Act Fund
- Man wrongly convicted of two murders awarded about $10M
State
- Nessel files brief in lawsuit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's decision to delist gray wolves
- Whitmer signs funding bill to provide financial resources for flooding recovery and additional support for local police.
Business
- Whitmer announces support for Ford's global battery center of excellence in Romulus
- Michigan's economic recovery continues to gain momentum through wide array of projects approved by Michigan Strategic Fund
- Plan for historic investment in safe and affordable housing across Michigan announced
- Sales of new homes fall 6.6% in June
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
