New ABA Legal Fact Check explores legal factors related to prosecutors and recusal
The American Bar Association posted today a new ABA Legal Fact Check that explores when a prosecutor should consider stepping aside from a case because of a potential conflict of interest.
Late last month, Attorney General Jeff Sessions was subjected to a sharp rebuke from Sen. Patrick Leahy, the ranking Democrat on the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, when he declined to say at a hearing whether his recusal from campaign-related investigations also extends to the federal inquiry into President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Michael Cohen.
The new fact check explores the federal regulations related to recusal and under what circumstances a prosecutor is required to recuse himself/herself from a matter. Prosecutors are not automatically required to step aside in political matters unless a clear conflict exists under state model rules or federal regulations.
Honigman attorney elected president of MSC Historical Society’s Board of Directors
Carl Herstein, a partner in Honigman’s Real Estate department, has been elected president of the Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society’s board of directors. Herstein was chosen to serve as the 2018-2019 president of the board of directors during the Society’s 2018 Annual Luncheon, which took place on April 19.
“I’m honored to serve my colleagues and friends in the Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society,” said Carl Herstein. “The Society’s work is crucial to the development and understanding of Michigan’s role in legal history and I’m proud to lead this wonderful organization in the coming year.”
Herstein joined the Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society in 2000 and has been a member of the Society’s board of directors since 2004. He previously served as vice president of the board of directors from 2015 until 2018, and was secretary of the board of directors from 2006 until 2015.
The Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society was founded in 1988 by (then) Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Dorothy Comstock Riley. The Society collects, preserves and displays documents, records and memorabilia relating to the Michigan Supreme Court and the other Courts of Michigan, promotes the study of the history of Michigan’s courts and seeks to increase public awareness of Michigan’s legal heritage.
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