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Your First Court Date in the 35th District Court: A Complete Walkthrough

Your First Court Date in the 35th District Court: A Complete Walkthrough

Most people charged with a crime in Plymouth have never been inside a courthouse. The paperwork uses terms nobody explains, the date on it may or may not be the date something important happens, and the internet is full of...

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Charged With a Boating OWI on the Fourth of July Weekend: Lake St. Clair, Belleville Lake, and Kent Lake

Charged With a Boating OWI on the Fourth of July Weekend: Lake St. Clair, Belleville Lake, and Kent Lake

The Fourth of July is the single busiest boating weekend on Michigan water. Lake St. Clair, Belleville Lake, Kent Lake, Ford Lake, and the Detroit River fill with boats, rafting groups, and anchored crowds watching fireworks from the water. It...

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Charged With Disorderly Conduct at Art in the Park? What the 35th District Court Actually Does

Charged With Disorderly Conduct at Art in the Park? What the 35th District Court Actually Does

Art in the Park closes today. Over three days, close to 300,000 people passed through a downtown that normally holds a fraction of that. Somewhere in that volume, a few hundred people had contact with police, and a meaningful number...

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Personal Protection Orders (PPOs) in Wayne County: How to Get One and How to Fight One

Personal Protection Orders (PPOs) in Wayne County: How to Get One and How to Fight One

Personal Protection Orders — commonly called PPOs — are one of the most consequential and least understood civil legal tools in Michigan. They can be granted ex parte (without notice to the respondent), they take effect immediately, and they can...

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Driver's License Restoration in Michigan: A Step-by-Step Guide to Hardship Appeals

Driver's License Restoration in Michigan: A Step-by-Step Guide to Hardship Appeals

Losing your driver's license in Michigan is one of the most disruptive consequences of an OWI conviction or repeated traffic offenses. For Michigan residents who depend on driving to get to work, get to medical appointments, support their families, or...

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Vacation Plans Ruined? How to Resolve a Michigan Bench Warrant Before You Lose Your Job or Your Trip

Vacation Plans Ruined? How to Resolve a Michigan Bench Warrant Before You Lose Your Job or Your Trip

Summer vacation season is also bench warrant season — the time when people who have been ignoring an old court matter suddenly need to address it, either because they got pulled over and arrested, found out the warrant blocks their...

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Music in Plymouth 5K Weekend: OWI Stops on Northville Road and Sheldon

Music in Plymouth 5K Weekend: OWI Stops on Northville Road and Sheldon

The Music in Plymouth 5K runs on the last Saturday of June every year. The race brings hundreds of runners into downtown Plymouth, with finish-line gatherings that flow into Saturday afternoon and evening at downtown restaurants, breweries, and the post-race...

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Charged with Possession of Psilocybin Mushrooms in Michigan: A New Look at Schedule 1 Drug Cases

Charged with Possession of Psilocybin Mushrooms in Michigan: A New Look at Schedule 1 Drug Cases

Possession of psilocybin mushrooms has become one of the fastest-growing drug charges in Wayne County. Several major U.S. cities have decriminalized natural psychedelics, and the conversation about psilocybin in mental health treatment has reached the mainstream. But under Michigan state...

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First-Time Felony Charge in Wayne County? What Happens at Your Preliminary Examination

First-Time Felony Charge in Wayne County? What Happens at Your Preliminary Examination

For most people who have never been through it, the criminal court process is a black box — especially when the charge is a felony. The preliminary examination is the single most misunderstood step in a Michigan felony case, and...

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