Brown Bag Lunch event scheduled in Eastpointe
The Macomb County Bar Association’s Brown Bag Lunch Series is moving to Eastpointe this week.
Area attorneys are encouraged to bring their lunch to 38th District Court at noon on Thursday, November 8 for an informal get-together with Judge Carl Gerds and his staff.
Organizers with the MCBA’s Young Lawyers Section, which schedules the events, say it’s a chance for lawyers to learn more about the judges and their staff members as well as the policies and procedures of the various district courts in Macomb County.
Additional information can be obtained by calling the at 586.468.2940.
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Exploring the history of the U.S. Supreme Court
Richard D. Friedman, Alene and Allan F. Smith Professor of Law at the University of Michigan Law School, will speak on the topic “The Supreme Court: An Historical Perspective” on Monday, November 19 at the Birmingham Temple in Farmington Hills.
Friedman specializes in the Sixth Amendment Confrontation Clause and constitutional history.
He will provide an overview of the Marshall era, Dred Scott, the Lochner era, the New Deal, Brown v. Board of Education, Roe v Wade, Bush v. Gore, the recent health care case and a glance ahead to same sex marriage issues likely to arise.
The event, starting at 7:30 p.m. is free and open to the public. The temple is located at 28611 West Twelve Mile Road .
For information, call 248.477.1411 or e-mail infor@birminghhamtemple.com.
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High court takes pass on zoning dispute
SALEM TOWNSHIP (AP) — The Michigan Supreme Court won’t interfere in a zoning dispute linked to a state Republican leader that’s on the ballot in a township near Ann Arbor.
The court heard arguments Wednesday, less than a week before the election, and later said it’s staying on the sideline.
A developer says a local judge should have blocked a referendum in Washtenaw County’s Salem Township on the rezoning of 92 acres. Salem Springs LLC says opponents missed a deadline to turn in petitions.
Salem Springs is owned by Schostak Brothers & Co. Bobby Schostak is chairman of the Michigan Republican Party.
The developer’s website describes Salem Springs as a mix of residential and retail near M-14.
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American Indians lose satellite voting case
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A federal judge last week denied an emergency order sought by a group of American Indians who wanted to force officials to provide satellite voting on Montana reservations, effectively putting off resolution of the issue until after Election Day.
Fifteen Indians from the remote Crow, Northern Cheyenne and Fort Belknap reservations argued in a lawsuit that the long distances they must drive for early voting and late registration leaves them disadvantaged compared to white voters.
But U.S. District Judge Richard Cebull said regardless of whether voting discrimination exists, the plaintiffs did not show they were unable to vote for the candidates of their choice.
Montanans can vote early absentee ballots by mail or by delivering ballots in person to county offices.
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