Mlive
- Jun 7, 2016
Michigan House Approves 75 Mph Speed Limit Hike
http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2016/06/state_house_approves_75_mph_sp.html Motorists could travel 75 mph on stretches of Michigan's rural highways under legislation narrowly approved Wednesday in the state House of Representatives. "Our roads were designed for 75 mph," said Rep. Bradford Jacobsen, an Oxford Republican who sponsored the legislation. "That's the speed that people feel safe traveling." Under the legislation, the speed limit could be boosted to 75 mph on rur
Washington Post
- Jun 7, 2016
Americans are Bargaining Away Their Innocence
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/in-theory/wp/2016/01/20/americans-are-bargaining-away-their-innocence/ The presumption of innocence helps to combat prejudice and prejudging in the U.S. criminal justice system. But because plea bargains have supplanted trials in our criminal justice system, that presumption does not apply to most cases in the United States. Prejudice against the accused is quite common. Consider your own experience: If you see that a police car has pulled
Biz Journals
- Jun 7, 2016
Divorce and the Family Enterprise
http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/blog/buffalo-law-journal/2016/05/divorce-and-the-family-enterprise.html One question that often arises in matrimonial proceedings is how do the courts address a spouse’s interest in a family business? In the absence of a premarital agreement (always recommended if there is a family business), the parties, by their lawyers, have to determine what interest, if any, a spouse may have in the family business that is owned in whole or in part by h
ASPCA
- Jun 7, 2016
Michigan Gov. Signs Bill to Protect Pets of Domestic Violence Victims
http://www.aspca.org/news/michigan-gov-signs-bill-protect-pets-domestic-violence-victims The ASPCA applauds Michigan lawmakers for taking an important step forward in the fight against domestic abuse with the passage of critical legislation giving judges the authority to include pets in protective orders issued to victims of domestic violence. The bill was signed into law by Governor Rick Snyder on May 19. Research shows that nearly one out of four women will experience domes
Chron
- Jun 7, 2016
State Settles Lawsuit After Agent Shoots Dog
http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2016/05/18/40k-settlement-reached-in-lawsuit-after-agent-shoots-dog/ FLINT (WWJ/AP) – A $40,000 settlement has been reached in a federal lawsuit after a state corrections agent shot a dog while looking for a fugitive at the wrong house in Flint. Attorney Christopher Olson told The Flint Journal that a settlement had been reached in the lawsuit stemming from a 2014 incident in which the 15-year-old dog was shot in the head. Olson said the dog had mu
Huffingtonpost
- Jun 7, 2016
Prosecutor Sentence to Jail Wrongful Convition
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-godsey/for-the-first-time-ever-a_b_4221000.html Today in Texas, former prosecutor and judge Ken Anderson pled guilty tointentionally failing to disclose evidence in a case that sent an innocent man,Michael Morton, to prison for the murder of his wife. When trying the case as a prosecutor, Anderson possessed evidence that may have cleared Morton, including statements from the crime’s only eyewitness that Morton wasn’t the culprit. Anderson sa
WZZM News
- Jun 7, 2016
Grand Rapids Speed Laws Unenforceable
www.wzzm13.com/news/..speed GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WZZM) -- 13 Watchdog David Bailey spoke at a public meeting Tuesday night, addressing Grand Rapids City Commissioners about our ongoing investigation into the city's speed limits. We reported in November and again earlier Tuesday that Michigan State Police consider some of the city's speed limits unenforceable because the limits are not based on science. We brought to city commissioners concerns that some of the city's speed li
