One Court of Justice


Bloggers here have assumed the weighty task of analyzing all opinions and orders of the Michigan Supreme Court, plus key opinions of the Michigan Court of Appeals.

Author: This is a group blog featuring contributions by appellate lawyers from Michigan's Warner, Norcross & Judd.

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Recent Posts from One Court of Justice


  • MSC Order List: November 20, 2009

    On November 20, 2009, the Michigan Supreme Court ordered oral arguments on the applications for leave to appeal in three cases, peremptorily reversed the Court of Appeals in a sentencing case, remanded another sentencing case…

  • Sixth Circuit Opinion: White v. Howes

    On Friday, November 20, 2009, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals published its opinion in White v. Howes, Case No. 08-1458.   In White, the court considered whether a defendant’s conviction for both felon in possession…

  • MSC Order List: November 19, 2009

    On November 19, 2009, the Michigan Supreme Court granted applications for leave to appeal in three cases, which are discussed after the jump.  The Court also denied seven applications for leave and remanded Baldwin v. American…

  • COA Opinion: The Legislature’s amendment to a tax statute to reverse a Court of Appeals decision applies retroactively.

    Three years ago, the Court of Appeals addressed whether a financing provider for vehicles sales qualified as a taxpayer, when it was the dealer, not the financing provider, that actually paid the taxes on the…

  • Detroit News commentary critical of disqualification rules

    This morning, The Detroit News published a commentary from Dan Pero, former chief of staff to Governor John Engler, titled “Beware power grab for Michigan court.”  The commentary begins, “There’s a discredited practice in politics: If you…

  • Judge Whitbeck on “The Golden Minute and a Half”

    At yesterday’s FBA “brown bag luncheon,” Judge William C. Whitbeck, from the Michigan Court of Appeals, presented his views on how to maximize the effectiveness of your presentation in that precious first 90 seconds of oral…

  • MSC Order List: November 13, 2009

    On Friday, November 13, 2009, the Michigan Supreme Court took substantive action in the following cases: Coblenz v. City of Novi:  The Court peremptorily reversed in part the Court of Appeals’ decision affirming the trial…

  • Detroit News criticizes MSC’s new recusal rules

    In an editorial posted today, the Detroit News expressed its criticism of the Michigan Supreme Court’s new recusal rules.  While lauding many of the changes, the editorial expresses concern over the vague “appearance of impropriety”…

  • MSC Order List: November 6, 2009

    On November 6, the Michigan Supreme Court denied one motion to waive fees, denied two applications for leave, and took substantive action in three matters, which are discussed in detail after the jump. The Supreme…

  • WD Mich Bar Assoc to present annual review of the 2008 SCOTUS Term

    The Federal Bar Association of the Western District of Michigan announced today that on December 1, 2009, in the jury assembly room in the Federal Courthouse in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Don Davis(U.S. Attorney for the…