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2010 July

Michigan Supreme Court Term
Typos
Supreme Court Elections

2010 June

2010 Appellate Bench Bar Conference
Pre-Arrest Silence and Tacit Admissions
Credibility Determinations at Ginther Hearings
Medical Malpractice Kerfuffle
Slip and Fall

2010 May

Child Support and Termination of Parental Rights
Lost
Knife Length
People v Waterstone
United States v Comstock
Graham v Florida
What is Truth?
When a Prosecutor Voluntarily Dimisses a Case
People v Houthoofd
Streaming Oral Argument

2009 November

Remand to a Different Judge
Disqualifying Prosecutor
Sex Offender Registration and HYTA

2009 October

Doubling the sentence for drug offenses
Rights of Parents
Class Certification

2009 September

Drinking and Driving

2009 July

Scoring Offense Variables
Indian Child Welfare Act
People v Dunbar Overruled
Joinder and Severance in Criminal Cases
Correction of Presentence Investigation Report
Doyle v. Ohio
Spoilation of Evidence

2009 May

Title companies cannot be sued in tort
180 Day Rule
Moving child more than 100 miles
Parole and Jail Credit
Child Custody and Juvenile Proceedings
Probation Fees
Premises Liability
Drug profile evidence

2009 April

Plaintiff's expert in a medical malpractice action
Medical Malpractice Notice of Intent III
Medical Malpractice Notice of Intent II
A more severe sentence for a corrections officer?
Delivery of Heroin Causing Death
Precedent and Stare Decisis
Destruction of arrest cards and fingerprint records
Parental Rights Termination Appeals
Michigan Supreme Court Unity
Michigan Supreme Court Disunity

2009 March

Peremptory Challenges and Due Process
Domestic Violence and the Confrontation Clause
Modification of Parenting Time in Michigan
Parental Rights Termination and the ADA
Interstate Agreement on Detainers
The irony!
Notice of Intent
For those with habeas deadline problems

2009 February

Remember what I said about preservation?
Don't take even small wins for granted
E-Filing Is Moving Forward
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

2009 January

Duress and Felony Murder
Ouch!
A few cases to wrap-up for the year

2008 December

The sort of problems rich folks have
How many times do I need to say it?
Why litigation requires patience

2008 October

Quotidian clerical mistakes
The art of advocacy
To err is judicial,
Michigan Supreme Court Elections
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Litigation 101

2008 September

No surprise here
What will the Michigan Supremes do?
It's Official

2006 November

Making Up for the MPRE?
A Recurring Complaint
Update Your Form Orders

2006 January

Crawford and Harmless Error
Can You Throw Away Child Pornography . . .
A Loss for Davis . . .

2005 October

Do You Have to Rub It In?
It Is Better to Be Lucky . . .

2005 September

2005 June

Data Destruction, Obstructing Justice, and You
Halbert v Michigan
Halbert v Michigan
Bar Exams
Prosecutorial Discretion
Criminal Intent

2005 May

Ask and you shall receive . . .
So much for the Audience . . .
Some Considerations of Audience and a Link