Judge throws out lawsuit against Mich. congressman Peters
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A defamation lawsuit filed by Republican challenger Rocky Raczkowski (roch-KOF’-skee) against Democratic incumbent Gary Peters in last year’s 9th District congressional race has been thrown out.
Last week’s dismissal by an Oakland County court was announced via a statement from Mark Brewer, the state Democratic Party chairman who also was a defendant in the suit.
Peters defeated Raczkowski on Nov. 2 to earn a second term in Washington.
Raczkowski claimed an ad by the Peters campaign about a lawsuit involving a ticket sales business he operated was defamatory.
Peters’ lawyer, Christopher Trebilcock, says his client is happy the lawsuit was determined to be without merit.
Raczkowski says he’s exploring an appeal.
New evidence leads to review of rape case
PORT HURON, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Supreme Court has agreed to review the conviction of a St. Clair County man who was accused of sexual assault despite a lack of physical evidence.
The court is specifically interested in evidence that emerged after James Grissom was convicted in 2003. California police reports indicate that the woman had fabricated other assaults that were described as similar to the Michigan incident.
Grissom has been in prison since 2003. He’s serving a sentence of 15 years to 35 years for first-degree criminal sexual conduct.
The Michigan Appeals Court declined to overturn his conviction, although a dissenting judge on that three-judge panel said Grissom probably would be acquitted if granted a second trial. The state Supreme Court recently agreed to take a look at the case.
Wayne Law Review symposium topic: legal ramifications of 9/11
The Wayne Law Review will host the upcoming symposium, “9/11 and the legal landscape: A decade later,” 8 a.m.-6 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 4, 2011, in Wayne State University Law School’s Spencer M. Partrich Auditorium.
The symposium addresses some of the major legal issues presented by the Sept. 11 attacks. Specifically, it will explore the role of executive power and counterterrorism efforts, privatization of military operations, the intersection of counterterrorism efforts and civil liberties, and the legal ramifications of Guantanamo.
Jeffrey Rosen, law professor at George Washington University and legal affairs editor of The New Republic, will serve as the keynote speaker. Rosen’s most recent book is “The Supreme Court: The Personalities and Rivalries that Defined America.” He also is the author of “The Most Democratic Branch, The Naked Crowd and The Unwanted Gaze,” which The New York Times called “the definitive text in privacy perils in the digital age.”
The symposium will be divided into three panel sessions featuring a number of renowned legal experts.
The symposium, which is presented with the assistance of the Cohn family and the Wayne State University Dean of Students Office, is free and open to the public. To register, visit events.wayne.edu/rsvp/wayne-law-review-annual-symposium/#rsvp or call (313) 577-3082. Contact Kruman at lawreviewarticles@wayne.edu for more information.
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