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A Step Backwards for Cameras in the Courtroom

November 4, 2022

One likely consequence of the protests is that live video streaming of oral arguments is ever-more unlikely. The justices have long been wary of how live broadcast could alter the incentives of advocates and judges at oral argument in ways that encourage style over substance.

Read more at reason.com

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Trial in California hinges on question of man vs machine

November 1, 2022

Who's at fault, man or machine?" Edward Walters, an adjunct professor at the Georgetown University law school who specializes in the law governing self-driving cars. "The state will have a hard time proving the guilt of the human driver because some parts of the task are being handled by Tesla.”

Read more at Reuters

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Michigan law forces retired teachers to stop coaching

October 29, 2022

The issue is a new state law written to allow retired teachers to come back to work to help to deal with the shortage around the state. It requires them to be retired for at least nine months before taking a job with school - even a coaching job. They have to sit out for nine months to avoid cuts to their pensions.

Read more at 13ABC.com

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Michigan to pay $20M to people wrongly accused of fraud

October 21, 2022

The Michigan Supreme Court broke new ground with its 4-3 summer opinion, saying state government can be held liable when constitutional rights are violated.

Read more at St. Louis Dispatch

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