36th District Court provides outdoor heating for the public during cold snap
During the first week of January, Michigan experienced a severe cold snap and temperatures plummeted below zero. Chief Judge Nancy M. Blount and Court Administrator Kelli Moore Owen determined it was essential to provide temporary outdoor heating for litigants.
“We predicted we would be extremely busy after the holiday closure and litigants may have to wait in line outside to pass through the security screening process,” said Blount. “I deemed it essential that the public not wait in the frigid cold to conduct their business with the Court.”
Owen added, “The Court remains committed to providing good customer service and public access. Whenever the forecast calls for
temperatures below double digits for more than a few days, the Court will continue to provide temporary outdoor heating for the public.”
Lawmakers can be questioned about ban on straight-party voting
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A federal judge says some Michigan lawmakers must sit for interviews about a law that bans straight-party voting.
The questions will be limited to what they might have said about their motives to people outside their offices. U.S. Magistrate Judge Mona Majzoub (MAY'-zoub) says communications between lawmakers and their staff are protected.
The depositions are part of a lawsuit. Straight-party voting means making a single mark on a ballot to pick candidates of one party. Critics of the ban say it violates the rights of black voters in urban areas who typically vote for Democrats.
A judge suspended the law in 2016, but the litigation is ongoing.
Majzoub's decision affects Senate Majority Leader Arlan Meekhof; Sen. Marty Knollenberg; Sen. David Robertson; Rep. Michael McCready; and former Rep. Lisa Lyons.
Wayne County Criminal Advocacy Program: U.S. Supreme Court Update
The Wayne County Criminal Advocacy Program (CAP) is beginning the new year with a live seminar from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 12 in the Erma Henderson Auditorium of the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center, 2 Woodward Ave. in Detroit. The program will feature Professor Kathy Swedlow, Deputy Administrator at the Michigan Appellate Assigned Counsel System. Professor Swedlow will present the U.S. Supreme Court update for area attorneys who practice criminal law. Refer to www.CAPWayne.org or contact Janet.Wolters@3rdcc.org for more information.
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