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August 31, 2011
Feature
- Daily Briefs, August 31
- Before the Bell
- Attorneys contribute to American Bar amicus brief At issue in Lafler v. Cooper are limitations of the 6th Amendment
- Wayne Law to host panel on immigration and asylum law To be held Sept. 20
- Profile in Brief: Brian Figot
Column
- Taking Stock: Steer clear of anything bearing the 'Goldman Sachs' imprimatur
- Legal View: Where to begin researching collective bargaining
- The Firm: Make your email signature a marketing tool
State
- State Roundup
- Grand Rapids Man crafts guitar to honor Sept. 11 victims Names of the 40 victims of Flight 93 are engraved on the instrument
- Lansing Bits of tire added to pavement in Lansing area Crumb rubber expected to give longer life to roadway
Nation
- National Roundup
- Texas Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaks at university
- Florida Holes remain in flight school scrutiny after 9/11 Most rigorous checks do not apply to all students and instructors
- New York 2 states reviewing 9/11 charities AP investigation shows dozens of charities across America that failed to fulfill mission
Courts
headlines Detroit
headlines National
- ABA connects death row inmate to pro bono attorneys who help free him
- ACLU and BigLaw firm use ‘Orange is the New Black’ in hashtag effort to promote NY jail reform
- 2 judges suspended in separate cases after being indicted on criminal charges
- Convicted ex-judge gets $5K fine but no prison time in immigration case
- Ohio governor signs bill prohibiting foreign litigation funding
- Many small firms collect payments faster than BigLaw counterparts, new data shows
