Archives
August 21, 2026
Feature
- Whitmer makes three appointments to the bench
- Cornhole Social
- The Conversation: How Journalists and Communities Work Together to Confront Low Levels of Trust
- My Turn: A presidential comparison that goes beyond words
- Daily Briefs
Business
- Personal bankruptcy filings are soaring in 2026, signaling growing economic distress
- States pour taxpayer dollars into college sports as athlete pay, soaring costs squeeze budgets
- Former Meta engineer says Instagram took a ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ approach on kids under 13
Column
- Michigan’s anti-trust case against fossil fuel companies is absurd
- Why working-class people account for around 1% of lawmakers in the U.S. — and only 2% in the average democracy around the world
- The CDC has a new director – now comes the hard part
Courts
- Court Digest
- Los Angeles DA, criticized for charging officer who taped others making racist remarks, drops felony
Nation
- National Roundup
- County’s probation office compiles ‘foreign born list’ for ICE
- County’s probation office compiles ‘foreign born list’ for ICE
- White supremacists spin a Justice Department indictment against a hate-monitoring group to legitimize extremism and expand recruitment
- Meta defends its child safety efforts but critics say the social media giant falls short
State
headlines Detroit
- Michigan Law professor emeritus to receive Lifetime Achievement Award from AALS
- A century of justice: Historic Genesee County Courthouse in the spotlight at centennial event
- Meet the ‘independent voters’ who will likely decide which party triumphs in the 2026 midterm elections
- Daily Briefs
- Membership Roundup
headlines National
- Melissa Hart, the chair of the ABA Legal Ed council, dies
- Judge suspended after indictment over alleged perjury
- Bill Withers’ music publisher files copyright suit over Olivia Dean’s ‘I’ve Seen It’
- Judge reinstates US attorney in Washington fired by Trump
- Interim law dean of University of Florida named to permanent role
- Clio acquires Learned Hand, an AI company for courts, judges
