Lawyers Faces Disciplinary Commission After Substitution Jutsu Goes Awry
A North Carolina lawyer told a disciplinary commission that she thought that substituting a litigant for her criminal client during an arraignment was “an acceptable strategy.”
The lawyer wants the commission to dismiss the ethics complaint on account of her desire to “represent clients zealously.”
Read more at Above The Law
Goldman, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, UBS in $499 million stock lending settlement
Investors accused the banks of having conspired since 2009 to relegate the stock lending market to “the stone age” by boycotting startup platforms.
Read more at CNN
In October 2021, two new laws went into effect to help keep children safe on the school bus.
The first makes it easier to ticket drivers who blow through the school bus' extended stop arm. Previously, police had to actually witness a car blow through a bus stop arm sign in order to give a ticket.
Under the law, drivers can be ticketed using exterior cameras on buses. Some schools already have the cameras, while others are now looking into the investment because of the new law.
Read more at WXYZ Deroit
New rules crack down on aggressive panhandling in Grand Rapids
City leaders say the new ordinances are about making downtown safer for everyone and helping business owners.
“In the city of Grand Rapids, it would be a misdemeanor to harass someone who’s in the middle of a transaction, or commercial transaction, where they really feel that is rising to the level of intimidation and they can’t really get away,” Deputy City Manager Kate Berens said.
If convicted, violators could face up to 90 days in jail.
Read more at WoodTV 8
