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  • Legal historian awarded Diamond Prize

    May 13, 2026

    Alex Votta recently received Michigan Law’s Dimond Prize for his paper “The Great Rampart in Protecting Human Liberty: The Right to Education in Antebellum and Reconstruction Black Constitutional Consciousness.” The prize recognizes the best scholarly work each year in civil rights, constitutional law, or judicial review. 

  • Why Kevin Warsh Might Still Prove to be an Independent Federal Reserve Chair

    May 13, 2026

    Kevin Warsh is now likely to secure Senate approval as the next Federal Reserve chair – and become arguably the most powerful central banker in the world. But when Warsh appeared before the Senate Banking Committee for his confirmation hearing in April, one punchy question underscored the dilemma that Warsh, lawmakers and the Fed all face:

  • Daily Briefs

    May 13, 2026

    The Oakland County Bar Association will salute outstanding leaders in the law and celebrate another amazing year with judges, OCBA leadership, and other OCBA members at its 92nd Annual Meeting &?Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, June 3, at The Kingsley Hotel in Bloomfield Hills.

  • Law professor’s new book looks at Shakespeare through the lens of the law

    May 12, 2026

    Reading the works of Shakespeare can enrich the study of the law—and reading the law can do the same for the Bard’s plays, as Professor Len Niehoff, ‘84, illustrates in a new book.

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