Michigan's old reading law was "state-mandated mass flunking of third grade students based on one reading test score."
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Generative AI Captures Imagination of Lawyers, Law Students, Consumers Alike
Majority of lawyers have no immediate plans to use generative AI, LexisNexis survey finds. The survey revealed that a majority of lawyers and law students can see potential in generative AI in advancing the practice of law. However, many cite concerns about the ethical implications.
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Results suggest the justices are on reasonable grounds to hesitate. Contentious exchanges are those the media will cover. If the media are able to present such stories with the Zoom-like camera angle, the results for the court could be devastating.
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How, and when, the new federal law changes the game for retirement savings
The key provisions of SECURE 2.0 aim to bolster Americans’ opportunities to save for retirement and to draw income from those funds later in life.
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Future Returns: Turning Low Stock Prices Into a Plus for Estate Planning
A bear market in stocks may be painful, but it can create the right circumstances for estate planning.
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Amber Alert explanation on Michigan’s 20th anniversary of first alert
Amber Alerts were started after Texas native Amber Hagerman, 9, went missing on Jan. 13, 1996, and was found murdered five days later. According to the Michigan State Police, local broadcasters teamed up with law enforcement to develop a warning system to help find abducted children which led to the Amber Alert system.
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Supreme Court asks Congress for more security money due to threats
With a new annual budget request posted Thursday, the Supreme Court told Congress that it needs nearly $6 million in new security funding to expand the protection justices receive following threats to the court last summer.
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'It's not working': Michigan House OKs repeal of third grade reading retention law
The Michigan House voted Tuesday to repeal a 2016 law that requires students to be reading at grade level before being allowed to advance to the fourth grade.
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After completing 95 multiple choice questions and 12 essay questions, the bot performed on average at the level of a C+ student, achieving a low but passing grade in all four courses.
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Why Ketanji Brown Jackson Split With the Court’s Liberals in a 5–4 Decision
Jackson was the only justice to join a key section of Gorsuch’s opinion endorsing special solicitude for federal defendants’ due process rights. It points toward a skepticism of government power that should cheer civil libertarians across the political spectrum.
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