We invited attendees from the most recent American Society for Legal History‘s Annual Meeting (ASLH 2025) to report back on panels relevant to Islamic law, and to reflect on the state of the field. Here is what they had to
The Conversation: A Detroit street is named in honor of Vincent Chin – his death mobilized Asian American activists nationwide
In A Detroit street is named in honor of Vincent Chin – his death mobilized Asian American activists nationwide, Jennifer Ho for the Conversation offers perspective on the 1982 brutal beating death of Vincent Chin in Detroit nightclub that
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Insurer’s Attempt to Challenge Appraisal Award Rejected
The insurer’s challenge to an appraisal award was rejected by the federal district court. Bogaerts v. State Farm Fire and Cas. Co., 2025 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 102170 (E.D. Mich. May 29, 2025). The plaintiffs’ home was destroyed
The Conversation: Foreign-Born in Detroit
Today’s podcast episode: The Impact of the Election on the FTC
Today’s podcast features Stephen Calkins, a law professor at Wayne State University in Detroit and former General Counsel of the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”).
President Trump recently fired, without good cause, the two Democratic members of the FTC, leaving
NPR: Attorney representing a student protester detained by federal immigration agents
A sign of the times? NPR interviews Michigan attorney Amir Makled, who was detained by U.S. immigration officers while returning from a family vacation to the Dominican Republic.At the Detroit Metro Airport, Makled, a U.S. citizen, attempted to pass
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5(ish) Things to Know Before MLB Opening Day 2025
The MLB 2025 season begins… wait… IT BEGAN ON MARCH 18?! Technically, yes! The regular season began even before the Spring Equinox in Tokyo with a two-game series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs. If you haven’t
AI in Criminal Justice: The Bias and Accountability Dilemma
In 2020, the Detroit police wrongfully arrested Robert Williams for shoplifting based on a match generate by a facial recognition system. This was one of the first publicized cases of AI implicating someone incorrectly in a criminal case. Naturally, his