Michigan
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A Michigan judge rejected a Republican Party effort to block some Americans living overseas from voting in the battleground state. Earlier this month, the Republican National Committee (RNC) filed a lawsuit arguing that Michigan’s election laws improperly allowed U.S. citizens living abroad—who had never resided in Michigan but had relatives who had—to vote there. In…
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In a recent courtroom incident that demonstrates the serious consequences of contempt of court, a Michigan man was sentenced to 558 days in jail after launching a profanity-laden tirade against the judge during a misdemeanor trespassing hearing. On Aug. 7, 2024, Darrell Jarrell appeared before Washtenaw County Judge Cedric Simpson to address a simple trespassing…
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In a legal development on June 4, 2024, a Michigan man received a 26-month prison sentence followed by three years of supervised release for his involvement in a hate crime conspiracy targeting Black and Jewish individuals. Nathan Weeden, 24, from Houghton, was found guilty in January of conspiring with members of a white supremacist group…
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A Michigan man found himself at the center of embarrassment after a video of his Zoom court appearance went viral on social media. Corey Harris, 44, expressed deep humiliation after his courtroom blunder captured widespread attention online, admitting: “What was I thinking?” In an interview with WXYZ in Ann Arbor, Harris acknowledged feeling ashamed of…
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In the world of legal education, where myriad rankings vie for attention, Fortuna Admissions has introduced a pioneering initiative: the Fortuna Ranking of Law School Rankings. This comprehensive approach amalgamates the results of prominent rankings like U.S. News & World Report with three other esteemed assessments — Times Higher Education, QS Quacquarelli Symonds, and ShanghaiRanking…
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