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Strategies to avoid paying resort fees

May 16, 2023

5 of the best strategies to avoid paying resort fees in 2023

It's travel season. While several lawsuits have come into play to tackle the issue of resort fees, for now, the onus continues to be on the traveler to seek out fees and avoid them if they can. At the very least, we should all strive to know about resort fees and destination fees so we can plan for them.

Read more at CNN Travel

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Laws to end child marriage in Michigan

May 12, 2023

Laws to end child marriage in Michigan re-introduced before House Judiciary Committee

As of right now, Michigan law does not have a minimum age for marriage, which means infants could potentially be trapped in marriage.

Read more at MSN.com

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Did they search without a warrant?

May 9, 2023

One police officer opens a car door, and another looks inside. Did they search without a warrant?

In Jackson v. Ohio, Jackson asks the justices to grant review and reverse the Ohio Supreme Court’s decision. Until the state supreme court’s decision, Jackson contends, “no American court had ever held that the police can shield their searches from constitutional scrutiny by dividing their work between two officers.”

Read more at ScotusBlog

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Michigan passes updated distracted driving bills

May 8, 2023

If passed by the state Senate and signed by the governor, using things like social media, streaming sites and Zoom calls while driving could land you a ticket. Current Michigan laws only cover texting while driving, but say nothing about social media use while driving.

Read more at CBS News Detroit

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Michigan passes bill to permanently allow to-go cocktails

May 2, 2023

Carryout cocktails in Michigan allowed during the COVID-19 pandemic could be here to stay under a bill passed by the Michigan House Tuesday.

Read more at Detroit Free Press

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Rolling back Michigan's retirement tax

April 27, 2023

Rolling back Michigan's retirement tax triggers plenty of questions, confusion

The reality, like many things when it comes to taxes, is that many Michigan retirees could be stumped when they end up staring at complex retirement-related tax calculations for their 2023 state income tax returns next year and afterward.

Read more at Detroit Free Press

A Supreme Court Win for Due Process—Written by Brett Kavanaugh?

April 26, 2023

Without context, the issue in Reed might look small. Reed, however, is more than a case about when the statute of limitations period for a DNA-access claim begins. In fact, it operates on three distinct planes of legal discourse.

Read more at Slate

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YouTube case at Supreme Court could shape protections for ChatGPT and AI

April 24, 2023

The justices are due to rule by the end of June whether Alphabet Inc's YouTube can be sued over its video recommendations to users. That case tests whether a U.S. law that protects technology platforms from legal responsibility for content posted online by their users also applies when companies use algorithms to target users with recommendations.

Read more at Reuters.com

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Michigan Senate moves to end ban on unmarried cohabitation

April 19, 2023

The law has been active for almost a century. It states that “any man or woman, not being married to each other, who lewdly and lasciviously associates and cohabits together… is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than one year or a fine of not more than $1,000.” The amendments to the law eliminate the ban on cohabitation.

Read more at MSN.com

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Making True Threats Is a Crime

April 12, 2023

The First Amendment does not protect threats—that much is clear. But the Supreme Court has provided little guidance on what qualifies as a threat. That may soon change, when the Court decides Counterman v. Colorado, which will be argued next Wednesday.

Read more at The Atlantic

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