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Corrigan Visit Photos

stlouiscenter wrote 7 months ago:   An album of images from the Corrigan visit can be found here: http://jalbum.net/a/1262090 … more →

Tags: Events, Resident's Activities, St. Louis Center, Friends, Developmentally Disabled, Chelsea, Michigan DHS, director of DHS

Michigan DHS Director Maura Corrigan Visits S

stlouiscenter wrote 7 months ago: St. Louis Center welcomed Michigan Department of Human Services Director and former Chief Justice of … more →

Tags: Events, St. Louis Center, Developmentally Disabled, Chelsea, department of human services, steve yager, Current Events

Judge Rules State "Exceeded Authority" Ending Welfare Benefits For Some Michiganders 3 comments

asaunders wrote 1 year ago: DETROIT (WWJ) - A Circuit Court judge in Genessee County ruled Tuesday that some Michigan welfare re … more →

Tags: News, Local, Politics, Daily J AM, Michigan, WELFARE BENEFITS, Cutting Welfare, exceeding authority

Battle over four-year welfare cap goes to court1 comment

Brian Frasier wrote 1 year ago: A group of people scheduled to be cut off from welfare benefits under the new 48 month lifetime limi … more →

Tags: WELFARE BENEFITS

Culture of Dependency: 1 of 5 in Michigan on Food Stamps 7 comments

Dr. Eowyn wrote 1 year ago: This is scary. The cash-strapped state of Michigan finally decided to conform to federal government … more →

Tags: Culture War, Economy, crime, taxes, 2012 election, united states, Liberals/Democrats/Left, INSANITY 2, welfare abuse

Zahra to Supreme Court1 comment

Brian Frasier wrote 2 years ago: Michigan Court of Appeals judge Brian Zahra was appointed by Governor Rick Snyder to replace Maura C … more →

Tags: Rick Snyder, Robert P. Young Jr., Brian Zahra

Snyder To Name New Mich. Supreme Court Justice

asaunders wrote 2 years ago: Gov. Rick Snyder will name a new justice to the Michigan Supreme Court on Monday, a rare opportunity … more →

Tags: News, Politics, Daily J AM, Rick Snyder, Ismeal Ahmed, Director Human Services

Supreme Court Justice To Join Snyder Camp

WWJ Newsroom wrote 2 years ago: Incoming Michigan Governor Rick Snyder will appoint a new state welfare director after the new year. … more →

Tags: News, Politics, Daily J AM, Michigan, Governor, court, human, Justice, Services

6th Circuit: Fieger's MSC recusal suit moot2 comments

Ed Wesoloski wrote 3 years ago: The Sixth Circuit has turned down what it describes as Geoffrey Fieger’s “latest attempt … more →

Tags: Judges, Professional Responsibility, Michigan Supreme Court, Judicial Recusal Standards, 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Clifford Taylor, Stephen Markman, Robert Young, MCR 2.003

MSC denies leave in child-abuse reporting case

Ed Wesoloski wrote 3 years ago: On a 4-3 vote, the Michigan Supreme Court has upheld a Court of Appeals decision that held a hospita … more →

Tags: Michigan Supreme Court, Michigan Court of Appeals, Medical Malpractice, Childrens Rights, Negligence, Stephen Markman, Michael Cavanagh, Diane Hathaway, Elizabeth Weaver

MSC adopts prisoner mailbox rule

Ed Wesoloski wrote 3 years ago: Pro se prisoners’ appeals will be considered filed when they place the legal documents in the … more →

Tags: Michigan Court Rules, Michigan Supreme Court, prisons and prisoners, Robert Young, Marilyn Kelly, MCR 7.105, MCR 7.204, MCR 7.205, prisoner pleadings

Disqualification motion denied1 comment

Carol Lundberg wrote 3 years ago: Fears that “the appearance of impropriety” standard may be too low and too subjective mi … more →

Tags: Judicial Recusal Standards, Stephen Markman, Michael Cavanagh, Diane Hathaway, Elizabeth Weaver, Robert Young, Marilyn Kelly, Geoffrey Fieger, PELLEGRINO V. AMPCO

In their opinions . . .

Ed Wesoloski wrote 3 years ago: “Because I question defendant’s right to appellate relief while she is in contempt of the tria … more →

Tags: appeals, William B. Murphy, fugitive disentitlement, Landlord-tenant

Waterstone catches break from MSC

Ed Wesoloski wrote 3 years ago: The Michigan Supreme Court has put the prosecution of former Wayne County Circuit Judge Mary Waterst … more →

Tags: Judges, Professional Responsibility, Criminal Law, Michigan Supreme Court, Michigan Court of Appeals, Michigan Atotrney General, Michael Cavanagh, Mike Cox, Karen Plants

New disqualification rule will make justices more accountable

Carol Lundberg wrote 3 years ago: The Detroit Free Press editorial stance on justice disqualificaiton: For 175 years, it has been up t … more →

Tags: Judges, Michigan Supreme Court, Courts, Judicial Recusal Standards, Clifford Taylor, Stephen Markman, Michael Cavanagh, Diane Hathaway, Elizabeth Weaver

MSC denies drug defendant's appeal on 3-3 vote, Corrigan may testify for former judge in related case3 comments

Ed Wesoloski wrote 3 years ago: The Michigan Supreme Court, on a 3-3 vote, has let stand the conviction of Alexander Aceval, the Ink … more →

Tags: Criminal Law, Michigan Supreme Court, Stephen Markman, Michael Cavanagh, Diane Hathaway, Elizabeth Weaver, Robert Young, Marilyn Kelly, Karen Plants

GOP weather report: A bit chilly for MSC's Weaver1 comment

Ed Wesoloski wrote 3 years ago: The weather was a mixed bag over the weekend on Mackinac Island, according to Misty, an employee at … more →

Tags: Judges, Michigan Supreme Court, Elections, Courts, Clifford Taylor, Stephen Markman, Elizabeth Weaver, Robert Young, John Engler

It's already beginning ...5 comments

Ed Wesoloski wrote 4 years ago: We’re still 18 months away from the next time we select Michigan Supreme Court justices but a … more →

Tags: Michigan Supreme Court, Elections, Stephen Markman, Michael Cavanagh, Diane Hathaway, Elizabeth Weaver, Robert Young, Marilyn Kelly

A mail-box rule for inmates?2 comments

Ed Wesoloski wrote 4 years ago: A state prison inmate will finally be able to mount a circuit-court challenge of an administrative d … more →

Tags: Michigan Supreme Court, Access to Courts, Robert Young, Marilyn Kelly


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