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Constitution Day program
presented by law school


The University of Detroit Mercy Law School of Law will conduct its 2025 Constitution Day Program on Thursday, Sept. 11, from 1 to 2 p.m. in Room 226 on campus, 651 East Jefferson Ave. in Detroit.

The program will feature Nathan Goetting, author of “The Supreme Court’s Actual Innocence Problem: How the Supreme Court of the United States Has Failed to Reduce Wrongful Convictions.”
Goetting will analyze recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings in all of the areas of constitutional criminal procedure, which wrongful convictions scholars generally agree are most flawed in ways that lead to wrongful convictions.

Visit https://law.udmercy.edu to register.


Special education law explored
at NAPD webinar


The National Association for Public Defense (NAPD) will present a webinar on “Building a Holistic Defense: Leveraging Special Education Law for Your Clients” Thursday, September 18, from 1 to 3 p.m.

School Justice Project (SJP) uses special education law to ensure that older students with disabilities can access a quality education, whether they are incarcerated or in the community. 

Organizers say the training will provide an overview of how public defenders can leverage special education law for better client outcomes. 

Speaking at the webinar will be Aubrey Dillon, managing attorney at School Justice Project (SJP) where he leads a team of special education attorneys who represent system-involved young people. 

Cost for the webinar is $50.  

To register, visit https://publicdefenders.us/event/building-a-holistic-defense-leveraging-special-education-law-for-your-clients.


Golf outing scheduled by Creditors Bar


The Michigan Creditors Bar Association will host its 2025 MCBA Golf Outing featuring lunch, golf, cocktail hour, and dinner on Monday, Sept. 29, at at the R & S Sharf Golf Course at Oakland University's Golf Center in Rochester.

The outing follows the schedule of:

• 10 a.m. - Registration and Driving Range Open
• 11 a.m. - BBQ Lunch
• Noon - Shotgun Start
• 5 p.m. - Social/ Cocktail Hour
• 5:30  p.m. - Strolling Dinner

Cost for the outing is $1,100 per foursome, $280 per individual and $85 for dinner only.  

Visit https://mcba36.wildapricot.org to register.

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