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Michigan Supreme Court considers limits on courthouse immigration arrests
Law enforcement would be barred from making civil arrests — including immigration arrests of suspected noncitizens — in state and local courtrooms under a proposal being considered by the Michigan Supreme Court.
The proposed rule change announced last month would prohibit civil arrests of people "attending a cou ... (full story)
In Colorado town built on coal, some families are moving on, even as Trump tries to boost industry
CRAIG, Colo. (AP) — The Cooper family knows how to work heavy machinery. The kids could run a hay baler by their early teens, and two of the three ran monster-sized drills at the coal mines along with their dad.
But learning to maneuver the shiny red drill they use to tap into underground heat feels different. It's a criti ... (full story)
Attorney Suspended for Mismanaging Client Trust Account
The Supreme Court of Ohio recently suspended a Columbus attorney for two years, with 18 months stayed, for mismanaging his client trust account.
A Supreme Court majority ruled that Sterling Gill II committed four violations of the ethics rules between 2020 and 2022. While his actions did not harm any of his clients, the Court no ... (full story)
What boycotting looks like 70 years after the Montgomery Bus Boycott
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Doris Crenshaw was 12 years old on Dec. 5, 1955, when she and her sister eagerly rushed door to door in their neighborhood, distributing flyers prepared by activists planning a boycott of city buses in Montgomery, Alabama.
"Don't ride the bus to work, to town, to school or any place on Monday,& ... (full story)
Tennessee special election shows the power of partisan gerrymandering as Trump pushes for more of it
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — As a leader of the College Democrats at Vanderbilt University, Luci Wingo knew the odds of a Democrat winning one of Nashville's three U.S. House seats weren't great. Yet her hope grew as the party mounted an aggressive campaign for its candidate, Aftyn Behn, in a special election to replace a Republica ... (full story)