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Federal judge will hear challenge to gay marriage banA federal judge is allowing a legal challenge to Michigan adoption laws and its ban on same-sex…
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The State Senate Judiciary Committee takes up bills today that would greatly change Michigan’s indigent defense system. James Samuels is the president of…
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This week in Michigan politics, Christina Shockley and Jack Lessenberry discuss the possibility of improving Michigan’s public defense system, and…
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Michigan unemployment rate up to 9.4 percent"There were more Michiganders out of work in August. The state’s unemployment rate jumped last month.…
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The state Attorney General has stalled a plan to overhaul Michigan’s public defense system.Almost everyone agrees Michigan needs to improve its system for…
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Michigan's public defender system is consistently rated one of the worst in the country.But this week, the House Judiciary Committee will consider…
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State lawmakers are in the process of drafting legislation to make sure people who cannot afford attorneys get adequate legal representation in criminal…
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A state commission is expected to adopt recommendations this morning to help ensure fair trials for people who can't afford to pay for an attorney.…
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Michigan's system for providing legal defense for poor people may be revamped in 2012. Michigan’s public defense system is one of the worst-ranked in the…
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A state commission heard testimony today that inadequate legal representation for poor defendants results in wrongful convictions and unfair sentences.…