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Camden New Jersey Criminal Law Blog
Runnemede NJ Man Charged with Murder of Infant Child in Michigan
A Runnemede New Jersey man faces criminal charges for the murder of his infant daughter more than ten years ago in Lansing, Michigan. The suspect is a 33-year-old male who…
Rocky Mountain Sign Law Blog
Michigan Court Finds Church Likely To Succeed On Free Speech Claims
In a case unrelated to signs, but which relied upon some issues relating to sign law, a church sought to hold Sunday religious services in the community rooms of public…
SBM Blog
Sign up now to attend the annual SBM Spring Pro Bono Workshop
The State Bar of Michigan Pro Bono Initiative will sponsor the Annual Spring Pro Bono Workshop from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 19 at the SBM Michael Franck Building…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Brewing “Millerfix” for juvenile murder sentencing in Michigan
Main November 14, 2012Brewing "Miller fix" for juvenile murder sentencing in Michigan As reported in this new local piece, headlined "Juvenile lifers: Michigan lawmakers quietly propose new sentencing hearings, possibility…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Local program to enable low-level offenders (messy) community service alternative to jail
Main April 27, 2012Local program to enable low-level offenders (messy) community service alternative to jailThe only thing I may more than a positive "win-win" sentencing story is a positive and…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Michigan House and Senate Pass “Partial-Birth Abortion” Bans
Detroit Free Press: State lawmakers approve bans of abortion procedure, by Dawson Bell: Both houses of the Legislature approved measures Wednesday to criminalize a controversial late-term abortion procedure, signaling what…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Lansing medical marijuana shop giving away pot to folks who register to vote
Main July 30, 2011Lansing medical marijuana shop giving away pot to folks who register to voteEspecially because it has been a bit too serious on this blog lately, I want…
Media Law Prof Blog
Law School Sues Posters, Law Firm Over Claims About Salaries, Job Placement, Student Loan Default Rates
Thomas M. Cooley Law School, based in Lansing, Michigan, is suing a blogger and some anonymous posters over their comments concerning the school's reputation and their claims that it is…
Broadcast Law Blog
David Silverman Presents Seminar on Legal Issues of the Social Media at the Great Lakes Broadcasting Conference
David Silverman participated on a panel discussing the legal aspects of social media at the Great Lakes Broadcasting Conference in Lansing, Michigan on March 3, 2010. His PowerPoint presentation…
The Faculty Lounge
Cooley Law School Gets Itself A Ballpark
Move over University of Phoenix. There's a new kid on the ballparks-named-for-educational-institutions block. Thomas Cooley Law School has just purchased naming rights to the downtown Lansing, Michigan facility previously known…