Legal News From Across The State
In The Detroit News: "Legislators should revise law on pot and driving; Statute makes criminals out of too many people."
The editorial states "The Michigan Supreme Court has brought the drug war to the highways. That's not a good place for it. Traffic laws should not be used to entrap users of illegal drugs. But ruling in two traffic cases, a majority of the justices opened the door for that by saying a trace element of marijuana in any driver's body, regardless of whether it has an influence on the ability to drive safely, is sufficient for a conviction of an impaired driving violation. The ruling also said the driver does not have to know he or she is legally under the influence of a prohibited drug."
detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060628/OPINION01/606280304/1008
Also see The Town Hall/Washington, DC: "Impaired reasoning." townhall.com/opinion/columns/alanreynolds/2006/06/28/202915.html
In The Detroit Free Press: "Judge won't take bull from angry ticket payer." "Sticking it to the Man isn't Rob Militzer's style. Nor was it his intention when he penned three words in protest of a parking ticket earlier this month. And yet, as fate would have it, his antiauthoritarian sentiments landed him in the crosshairs of a judge who took offense to the words 'bullshit money grab' that Militzer wrote in the memo section of the personal check he sent to cover the $10 fine."
freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060628/NEWS05/606280418/1005/NEWS
Also in The Detroit Free Press: "Contempt of court fees would rise under proposal." "Prompted by the persistence of an Oakland County Circuit Court judge, state Rep. David Law announced Tuesday that he plans to introduce legislation that will steeply increase penalties for contempt of court. House Bill 6271 is the culmination of months of effort by Judge Michael Warren who, in his 3 ½ years on the bench, has earned a reputation for enforcing contempt laws on people he knew lied under oath or otherwise violated court rules." freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060628/NEWS03/606280417/1005/NEWS
Also in The Detroit Free Press: "Wayne Co. to demolish old juvenile center; No plans yet for Detroit property once it's razed."
"Wayne County has decided to demolish its former juvenile detention facility, which has deteriorated into an eyesore and a magnet for garbage since its closure in 1999, making residents who live in a nearby housing complex feel unsafe." freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060628/NEWS02/606280444/1004/NEWS
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