Freelance court reporter enjoys serving as ‘guardian of the record’
Published: March 29, 2024
Freelance court reporter Kara Van Dam enjoys hearing the stories from
the community and helping people with her piece of the judicial process.
Top Stories
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Federal judges approve redraw of Detroit-area state House seats ahead of 2024 election
March 29, 2024New boundaries for Detroit-area seats in the Legislature were approved Wednesday by a three-judge panel that had previously ordered them redrawn after finding the old map was illegally influenced by race.
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Daily Briefs
March 29, 2024The Michigan Court of Claims recentlyl announced that more than 100 opinions from 2022, 2023, and 2024 are now posted online at www.courts.michigan.gov/courts/court-of-claims/opinions.
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LAWBreaks offers students pro bono lawyering opportunities over winter break
March 28, 2024Michigan Law’s weeklong break in late February gave students a well-earned respite from the rigors of academic life. For participants in Legal Alternative Winter (LAW) Breaks, it also provided a glimpse into the ways their legal training can make a difference—as practitioners and even as students.
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Courts
- Court Digest - March 29, 2024
- 5 takeaways from the abortion pill case before the U.S. Supreme Court Justices asked detailed questions about safety of mifepristone - March 29, 2024
- State Supreme Court lets ruling stand that declared Amazon drivers to be employees - March 28, 2024
- Woman accuses schoolmate of raping her at age 12 — school system says she is making it up - March 28, 2024
State
- Ram Sports - March 29, 2024
- Michigan Auto Law partners with The Kiefer Foundation to double scholarship awarded for The Kelsey’s Law Distracted Driving Awareness Scholarship - March 27, 2024
- Cooley Law School’s Lansing campus holds honors convocation - March 27, 2024
- Sections hosting ‘Peacemaking Virtual Luncheon’ April 17 - March 26, 2024
Nation
- ‘My dad, he needed help’: Woman says her dead father deserved more from police - March 29, 2024
- Mental health problems and meth common in deaths in non-shooting police encounters in Nevada - March 29, 2024
- National Roundup - March 29, 2024
- State’s migrant arrest law is on hold for now under latest court ruling - March 28, 2024
headlines Detroit
- Freelance court reporter enjoys serving as ‘guardian of the record’
- Federal judges approve redraw of Detroit-area state House seats ahead of 2024 election
- Many deserving candidates for Outstanding Hypocrite Award
- Daily Briefs
- LAWBreaks offers students pro bono lawyering opportunities over winter break
headlines National
- 50 Years of Service: ABA has been a ‘stalwart ally’ for LSC funding
- ACLU and BigLaw firm use ‘Orange is the New Black’ in hashtag effort to promote NY jail reform
- Biden recalls time he bluffed knowledge of torts case and why he changed his mind about civil-trial work
- Lawyers’ ‘barrage of personal attacks’ on opponents started with tissue-box toss, appeals court says
- Longtime prosecutor resigns after judge tosses him from case, citing Perry Mason-type revelations
- 24% of law students expect to work in public service, survey says