Here is the link to a very interesting article written by Attorney Robert F. Garvey and published at Michigan Lawyers Weekly. Mr. Garvey Follows up a headline from the January 8, 2007 cover of Business Week magazine called "How Business Trounced the Trial Lawyers." Essentially, Mr. [...]
Here is the link to a very interesting article written by Attorney Robert F. Garvey and published at Michigan Lawyers Weekly. Mr. Garvey Follows up a headline from the January 8, 2007 cover of Business Week magazine called "How Business Trounced the Trial Lawyers." Essentially, Mr. [...]
“Justices on the Michigan Supreme Court have fallen into sniping and name-calling and traded accusations of unprofessional conduct,” CNN…more here.
“The untold story is that the state Supreme Court—even in the opinion of mainstream attorneys—has closed the doors of justice to thousands of ordinary people based on a political agenda, [...]
Justices on the Michigan Supreme Court have fallen into sniping and name-calling and traded accusations of unprofessional conduct, CNNmore here.
The untold story is that the state Supreme Courteven in the opinion of mainstream attorneyshas closed the doors of justice to thousands of ordinary people based on a political agenda, [...]
Here is a very interesting letter written by a prominent Michigan
attorney concerning the continued attack on our jury system by
appellate courts. Do you agree?
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Decades ago, Americans were warned of the potential for abuse of power. The warning involved the foreseeable dangers of the rising influence of the military [...]
lineThose of us who practice in court know the failings of the court system all too well. We are the ones who have to explain to our clients why the procedural aspect of litigation dominates. Clients really understand why justice is so slow and prodding. It is not lost on [...]
The Michigan Supreme Court has made a number of moves over the last twelve months to become more high-tech. The court recently redesigned its "Michigan Courts" website as noted in this press release. Available online is a wealth of information including the Michigan Court rules, court forums, [...]
I saw two recent articles which I thought were very interesting and worthy of note. The first involves Michigan state republican legislators who are trying to introduce a bill which would roll back the immunity granted in Michigan for drug companies from law suits. Some time ago the [...]
Well, you all know by now that Bush did not pick Maura Corrigan as his Supreme Court Nominee. It looks like we are going to have Justice Corrigan for quite some time into the future. I can't help wonder what was said about her in the inner circles [...]
Maura Corrigan did not get the nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. Alas, it appears that we are stuck with the current incarnation of our Michigan Supreme Court. We could not pawn Justice Corrigan off on the rest of the nation.
These last several months have [...]
Trail lawyers in Michigan must be conflicted about the prospect of Michigan Supreme Court Justice Maura Corrigan being nominated to the United States Supreme Court. On the one hand, many lawyers do not agree with her and her brethren and their so called "textualist" approach to constitutional and [...]
Bob Novak reported yesterday that support among senators for Bush's nomination in place of Miers is concentrated on two conservative women: Federal Circuit Judge Karen Williams of Orangeburg, S.C., and Michigan Supreme Court Justice Maura Corrigan. Because there is a sense that the next nominee should be a woman, [...]
Breaking Down the Potential Female Nominees For Supreme Court:
If you view the potential female candidates for the once again open Supreme Court nominations, only two others have the judicial experience of Michigan Supreme Court Justice Maura Corrigan. For instance, see this CNN link.
Assuming there is a preference to [...]
The trusty getto blog has a great post on the WSJ article declaring the Michigan Supreme Court the greatest in the land. Here is what the blog author has to say ...
When we talk about the ole pendulum swinging back and forth, the MI Supreme Court's pendulum has [...]
A poll at Michigan Lawyers Weekly, a non-partisan journal for Michigan lawyers, finds strong disagreement with the Wall Street Journal article suggesting that the Michigan Supreme Court deserves praise. I posted on this article previously here.
The last I looked, almost 89% of those responding (which would overwhelmingly [...]
The Wall Street Journal has a story praising the Michigan Supreme Court as the greatest in the land. The logic of the author Patrick Wright (a senior legal analyst at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, where he directs the Legal Studies Project) is essentially is that this [...]
One of the many reasons why legal precedent is so important for a supreme court to show respect for is that trial level courts take their lead from the states highest court. My dad says that trial judges have always been political and agenda driven. I am not so sure. [...]
The Engler-stacked Michigan supreme court has launched an all out attack on the Michigan judiciary and Michigan citizens these last few years. They openly state that they do not need to follow prior precedent. They only rule in favor of insurance companies, regardless of the facts. They have destabilized the [...]
I don't care whether judicial activism comes from the right or left. Activism is activism. From whichever direction, it has the ability to destroy our third branch of government.
It is worth noting however, that activist courts such as the Michigan Supreme Court which are bent to limit and extinguish [...]
Here is an excerpt from the Traverse City Record Eagle which warns about he dangers of Judicial Activism by the Engler Four:
The four justices in question, however - Chief Justice Maura Corrigan, Justice Cliff Taylor, Justice Stephen Markman and Justice Robert Young Jr. - are known to take [...]
Justice Weaver is a conservative Republican Justice of our Michigan Supreme Court. But even Justice Weaver appears to have had enough activism from her neo-conservative co-Justices which are commonly referred to as the Engler 4: Justice Maura D. Corrigan, Justice Robert P. Young, Jr. (elected during Engler reign as Michigan [...]
