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Connecticut allows fully online law school grads of Purdue Global to take bar exam

Graduates of the Purdue Global Law School, described as the oldest wholly online law school, can now take the bar exam in a third state, as the Connecticut Bar Examining Committee voted Oct. 4 to follow the lead of California and Indiana.

Oct 8, 2024 3:24 PM CDT

Judge who oversaw handcuffing of sleepy teen on field trip now hearing these cases

A Detroit judge sued for allegedly making an example of a sleepy teenager on a courtroom field trip is back on the bench, but he no longer presides in preliminary stages of serious criminal cases.

Oct 2, 2024 8:57 AM CDT

Teen shooters and their parents’ responsibilities examined in Fox’s ‘Accused’

School shootings by youths have risen frequently over the last quarter century, and the past five years reflect a substantially higher number of incidents, according to a recent article published by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Sep 19, 2024 8:52 AM CDT

Judge not hearing cases after allegedly calling herself ‘a new racist’ in secret recordings

A probate judge in Michigan was removed from her docket following the release of recordings in which she allegedly called herself “a new racist,” made derogatory remarks about Black people and used a gay slur.

Sep 10, 2024 12:52 PM CDT

Family sues judge who ordered teen to be handcuffed after she fell asleep

The mother of a teenage girl sued the Detroit judge who detained and handcuffed her daughter after she fell asleep during a field trip to his courtroom.

Aug 22, 2024 10:03 AM CDT

Assistant pleads guilty to embezzling more than $50K from criminal court judge

A former judicial assistant pleaded guilty Tuesday to embezzling more than $50,000 from a Michigan criminal court judge who supervised him. Steven Allen, 43, of Detroit pleaded guilty after he was accused of using the Wayne County, Michigan, judge’s ATM card to make withdrawals and purchases totaling more than $60,000.…

Aug 22, 2024 8:45 AM CDT

Teen on field trip ends up in handcuffs and jail garb because judge didn’t want to be ‘played with’

A teenager sleeping during a field trip to a Detroit courtroom got a wake-up call from a judge Tuesday.

Aug 15, 2024 10:28 AM CDT

Defenseless: Lack of public defenders creates a crisis for indigent clients and increased caseloads for lawyers

Many states are facing a crisis in public defense because of low pay, excessive caseloads, frequent burnout and a “great resignation” of qualified attorneys that began during the pandemic and shows no signs of ebbing.

Aug 1, 2024 3:00 AM CDT

Shaken-baby murder conviction overturned after defendant offers evidence questioning diagnosis

The Michigan Supreme Court has granted a new trial to a woman convicted of killing her infant daughter by shaking her, holding that proposed expert testimony on shaken baby syndrome would likely result in an acquittal.

Jul 29, 2024 3:11 PM CDT

Michigan is latest to ban ‘gay and trans panic’ criminal defense

Michigan is the latest state to ban the “gay and trans panic” criminal defense. The American Bar Association has long called for legislative action to “curtail the availability and effectiveness” of the defense, saying that “successful gay and trans panic defenses constitute a miscarriage of justice.”

Jul 25, 2024 8:45 AM CDT

GOP jump-starts 2024 election challenges

The Republican National Committee has expanded legal challenges to voting and election procedures in key swing states since March, when presumptive nominee Donald Trump installed new party leaders with a mandate to pursue his unsubstantiated claims of widespread cheating.

Jul 10, 2024 2:30 PM CDT

Connecticut allows fully online law school grads of Purdue Global to take bar exam

Judge who oversaw handcuffing of sleepy teen on field trip now hearing these cases

Teen shooters and their parents’ responsibilities examined in Fox’s ‘Accused’

Judge not hearing cases after allegedly calling herself ‘a new racist’ in secret recordings

Family sues judge who ordered teen to be handcuffed after she fell asleep

Assistant pleads guilty to embezzling more than $50K from criminal court judge

Teen on field trip ends up in handcuffs and jail garb because judge didn’t want to be ‘played with’

Defenseless: Lack of public defenders creates a crisis for indigent clients and increased caseloads for lawyers

Shaken-baby murder conviction overturned after defendant offers evidence questioning diagnosis

Michigan is latest to ban ‘gay and trans panic’ criminal defense

GOP jump-starts 2024 election challenges

Judge’s revelation is new twist in saga of man driving in video during suspended-license hearing

Apparent mix-up snagged man driving in viral video during suspended-license hearing

Baby Steps: Acceptance of compensated surrogacy widens with Michigan law rewrite

Man accused of driving on suspended license adds to his troubles in Zoom court hearing

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