WWMT.com : News (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan Supreme Court justices have put into a formal order rules for determining whether they should be removed from cases because of conflicts of interest. The order issued Wednesday is based on rules approved by a 4-3...
How Appealing (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
"New Michigan Supreme Court rule will let judges toss one of their own": Today's edition of The Detroit Free Press contains an article that begins, "The Michigan Supreme Court enacted a rule late Wednesday that will allow, for the first...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
The Michigan Supreme Court enacted a rule late Wednesday that will allow, for the first time, a majority of justices to remove a colleague from a case for alleged bias. The rule, enacted on a 4-3 vote, is the most obvious indication so far of the change wrought by last year's election in which then-Chief Justice Clifford Taylor was defeated by Justice Diane Hathaway....
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
A divided Michigan Supreme Court voted today to renew the appointment of Wayne County Circuit Court Chief Judge Virgil Smith for another term, but named new chief judges in Oakland and Macomb counties.
How Appealing (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
"Michigan Supreme Court justices take up doctor liability; Patient shot in '99 sued psychiatrist's estate": Today's edition of The Detroit Free Press contains an article that begins, "More than 10 years after an explosion of violence and death at the...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
LANSING -- More than 10 years after an explosion of violence and death at the office of a Southfield psychiatrist, the Michigan Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday about whether the estate of the slain psychiatrist is liable for injuries a patient suffered when a former patient shot them.
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
LANSING -- More than ten years after an explosion of violence and death at the office of a Southfield psychiatrist, the Michigan Supreme Court today heard arguments about whether or not the estate of the slain psychiatrist is liable for injuries suffered by a patient when a former patient shot them both.
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 14/10/2009
As a former candidate for the Michigan Supreme Court and trial lawyer for 30 years, it was with great interest that I read your Oct. 11 editorial "Restoring judicial restraint." While you laudably exposed the Republican-dominated Supreme Court for eroding the rights of Michigan citizens to seek redress through the Courts, your conclusion that...
