Category Archives: Lawyers & Legal Services

Key provision of Michigan Environmental Protection Act under fire

June 22, 2007 – 8:57 am

Sometimes by Andy McFarlane
Well, this is a little weighty for a Friday, but in light of that fact that "environment" is a synonym for "the place we'll go to have fun this weekend" I think it's necessary.
In a case before the Michigan Supreme Court, attorneys for Nestle Waters North America contend that a Michigan law [...]

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School funding crisis highlights inequities

March 22, 2007 – 7:29 pm

So, where does the additional money go?
View larger at citizensforequity.org
The Ann Arbor News has an excellent article that looks at how the current school funding crisis might pit school districts against one another as schools on the lower end of the funding spectrum (many at the state's minimum foundation grant of $7,085 per student) say [...]

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Film Festival Update: Funding cuts, festival coverage and YouTube

March 21, 2007 – 8:23 am

Michigan Theater by meanmustard1982
Create Detroit pulled together all the links surrounding this NPR feature on state lawmakers cutting funding for the Ann Arbor Film Festival for three years (at least), claiming it showed material they considered pornographic. It sounds as if there will be court battles over this. You should click over and check out [...]

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Is the Michigan Environmental Protection Act in need of protection?

March 20, 2007 – 5:48 am

Resting on the River Bottom by simply, Diann
The Northern Michigan Environmental Action Council (NMEAC) is the first group to officially campaign to protect the 37-year-old Michigan Environmental Protection Act from a potentially devastating Michigan Supreme Court ruling due later this year. According to the NMEAC release:
An attorney for Nestle argued on January 11 before the [...]

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Michigan businesses use video blogging as a PR tool

February 20, 2007 – 8:29 am

Last week one of the more popular anonymous legal bloggers, the Greatest American Lawyer, "came out" via YouTube. Turns out he's an attorney from Michigan ... and also that he's a friend of mine ... the things you learn about people online.
Also last week, the Freep had a feature on an ongoing video blogging effort [...]

By farlane | Also posted in Advertising, Marketing & Public Relations, Articles, Breweries & Wineries, Business, Detroit, Food & Dining, Media, Michigan, Television & Internet Video, Traverse City | Comments (1)

Vol I, No. 1: Introduce Your Michigan Business or Organization!

January 25, 2007 – 9:16 pm

This is a page where we asked folks to say hello. Lots of them did!
The current version of Introduce Your Michigan Business or Organization is right there.

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Your State, Your Michigan Government: The Courts

January 25, 2007 – 8:40 am

Words by Patrick T Power
On our fourth and final stop on our tour through Michigan's Government, we visit Michigan's Court System.
Whether it's the state's highest court - the Supreme Court - the Court of Appeals, or any of the various Trial Courts, you'll be sure to find what you're looking for in this easy to [...]

By Jules | Also posted in Articles, Community, Government, Lansing, Michigan, Technology & Internet Media, The Michigan Pages | Comments (2)

Tax on services being considered in Lansing

January 9, 2007 – 8:25 am

Country Schoolhouse by nomm de photo
The Detroit News reports that some Democrats, Republicans and public policy experts are saying Michigan needs to take a look at extending the sales tax to cover more services and (perhaps) lowering the sales tax overall by a penny (6¢ to 5¢) to help offset a projected half billion dollar [...]

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Tip of the iceberg? Weaver dissents from Taylor's re-election

January 8, 2007 – 12:01 pm

Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Clifford Taylor
(AP Photo/Al Goldis)
Last week's 4-3 re-election of Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Clifford Taylor also saw an escalation of tension on the court in the form of a dissent by Justice Elizabeth A. Weaver that begins:
It is necessary that I dissent from the election of Chief Justice Clifford Taylor [...]

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Dissent to Election of Chief Justice Clifford Taylor as Chief Justice

January 8, 2007 – 11:57 am

Editor's Note: We are making Justice Weaver's dissent available for you to read as supporting material as we feel it is worthy of consideration and we couldn't find it anywhere online.

By farlane | Also posted in Government, Michigan | Comments (2)