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DLN Front Apr16-20.qxp_Layout 1 4/15/20 2:38 PM Page 1 News you cannot get anywhere else. www.legalnews.com Vol. CXXV, No. 77 Thursday, April 16, 2020 75 Cents Notable DAILY Sudden impact Books Judge, attorneys adjust to world of law in COVID-19 era ASHISH JOSHI Joshi: Attorneys & Counselors BRIEFS BY KURT ANTHONY KRUG Legal News Detroit drops ticket Ever since Gov. Gretchen Whitmer declared How Churchill her “Stay Home, Stay Safe” executive order against abortion last month – an order that has since been taught the British protester during virus extended until the end of April – due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s had an effect on all people ‘the art of DETROIT (AP) — The city of Detroit has businesses. agreed to drop a misdemeanor ticket against a man And the legal field is no exception. being fearless’ who was accused of violating Gov. Gretchen Whit- It’s significantly impacted the way Judge mer’s stay-home order while protesting outside an Mariam Bazzi hears court cases at the 3rd Cir- The Splendid and the Vile abortion clinic. cuit Court in Wayne County, located in the By Erik Larson Detroit and the governor agree that Andrew Frank Murphy Hall of Justice in Detroit. Bazzi, Published by Crown, New York Belanger’s conduct was not illegal, according to a the second Arab-American woman in Wayne 601 pages Judge Mariam Danielle Annette settlement approved Tuesday by a federal judge. County to be appointed to the bench, oversees Bazzi Mayoras Benson Belanger was ticketed on March 31 while criminal cases. It was Marcel Proust protesting outside Scotsdale Women’s Center in “Right now, we’re handling only emergency and the defendants are brought in via Zoom, a safety risk to both the incarcerated individuals who said that the real Detroit. His lawsuit stated that eight police cars and and in-custody matters – arraignments, sen- teleconference software that has become espe- and the law enforcement professionals who voyage of discovery con- 15 officers were at the scene. tencing for in-custody defendants, emergency cially prevalent in the last month alone. work at the facilities. So now, I have to also sists not in seeking new Belanger and anti-abortion allies filed a lawsuit, bond motions, probation violation warrants. If “The defendant is represented by counsel. balance that very real safety risk when assess- lands but in seeing with saying their First Amendment rights were violated. someone’s bonded out, they won’t have to go to Everyone is still present, just over Zoom tech- ing what would be a fair and equitable bond on new eyes. Perspective On April 7, Whitmer issued guidance about her court until the situation changes. The situation nology. We are going to continue to certainly cases that come before me.” changes everything. The stay-home rules during the coronavirus outbreak. is always changing; it’s so fluid,” said Bazzi, an balance safety of the community, the people For attorney Danielle Mayoras – who hosts COVID-19 lockdown She said “expressive activities protected by the alumna of the University of Michigan-Dear- who work in our courts, and the safety of liti- REELZ’s “Fortune Fights” with her husband doesn’t appear to be that First Amendment” are allowed, although people born, Wayne State University Law School, and gants who come into our courts,” said Bazzi. and fellow attorney Andy and is a shareholder onerous of a sacrifice must stay at least 6 feet away from others. the Harvard Young American Leaders Program. “Teleconferencing isn’t new. Defendants have in the Troy-based law firm of Barron, Rosen- (save for the unfortunate There are 58 judges in 3rd Circuit Court, entered their pleas from the county jail (before berg, Mayoras & Mayoras, P.C. – she and her ones who have lost a loved one) when one according to Bazzi. Only a handful of judges this pandemic).” partners chose to close down their office prior reads about the plight of Londoners during MDHHS, local health will appear in their courtrooms one to two days According to Bazzi, the pandemic has had a to the governor’s order in an effort to protect the German aerial assault of 1940-41. How per week in order for the rest of the courtrooms major impact on how judges are now looking at both employees and clients alike. on earth did they endure, night after night, departments contacting to be appropriately cleaned and disinfected on bond issues in criminal cases. “Because we work with a lot of elderly indi- fifty-seven consecutive nights of bombing, a daily basis to limit exposure of the coron- “When addressing bond, a judge will always viduals, it was paramount that we do what we followed by a series of horrific nighttime COVID-19 positive avirus to the public and the court staff. have to set a bond that will ensure the safety of could to keep them safe. I’ve had almost daily raids over the next six months? Despite the When Bazzi appears in court, the only area the community and the defendant’s appearance communication with my fellow shareholders in proverbial stiff upper lip of the Brits, it is cases and contacts people present in her courtroom are her clerk in court,” she explained. “But now, with the the last few weeks via phone and text, of one thing to say “Keep Calm, and Carry During the COVID-19 pandemic in Michigan, and the court reporter – all of whom comply to pandemic, if too many people are in custody, course. There have been countless decisions to On,” but quite another to do so. Erik Larson local health departments and staff from the Michi- the social distancing protocols. The attorneys there is a significantly increased health and See IMPACT, Page 5 shows us how. In cinematic detail, Larson gan Department of Health and Human Services shows us how Winston Churchill taught the (MDHHS) are reaching out to Michiganders who British people “the art of being fearless.” He have tested positive as well as to the contacts of also shows us how during these years those individuals. These public health staff are call- “Churchill became Churchill, the cigar- ing to check on health status, provide information BY HANNAH L. SCHACTER smoking bulldog we all think we know, about COVID-19 and actions people should be tak- THE CONVERSATION Wayne State University when he made his greatest speeches and ing, help locate needed services and track the showed the world what courage and leader- spread of the infection in the community. ship looked like.” “We recognize many people do not like to Isolating Together is Challenging For Londoners, the doom was visible on answer the phone if they don’t recognize the num- the horizon. The man in the street was ber, but during this time this call could be someone (THE CONVERSA- tioning. These direct connections between warned that “there is no power on earth that offering you important information regarding your TION) — In the wake of social functioning and physiology could accu- can protect him from being bombed” and health,” said Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, chief medical COVID-19 social distanc- mulate over time in ways that ultimately affect Relationship stresses that “whatever people may tell him, the executive and chief deputy for health. ing and stay-at-home long-term health. bomber will always get through.” A gloom Calls may be from area codes where residents orders, young couples may We conducted a study to examine whether can affect biological of despair was overcast with prophecies that typically do not receive calls from, including the find themselves spending young dating couples’ everyday romantic expe- the bombing raids would cause such terror 517 area code. To keep each person’s information more time with each other riences were related to their physiology. We functioning. that millions would go insane and London private and to provide residents with information than ever before. specifically investigated if couples’ feelings “will be one vast raving bedlam.” And when they need, it is important for health department As a developmental psy- towards one another during the day predicted lab first thing in the morning. They were the day came, it brought the worst fears true. staff to speak directly with impacted Michiganders. chologist who conducts changes in their heart rate while they slept. equipped with a wireless chest-strap heart The sky was full of hundreds of planes Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel recent- research on adolescent and We focused on overnight heart rate because monitor and lent a mobile phone that sent sur- dropping incendiaries and bombs on the ly issued a reminder to residents to be on alert for young adult relationships, I’m interested in other research shows that having chronically veys every hour until they went to bed. When hapless citizens below. As bombs detonated, scammers spoofing numbers from local health understanding how young people’s everyday elevated heart rate can hamper the essential participants left the lab, they were told to go “buildings erupted, thunderheads of pulver- departments. Spoofing allows it to appear as if the social interactions contribute to their health. restorative effects of sleep and increase risk for about their day as they normally would. ized brick, stone, plaster, and mortar bil- caller is dialing from a recognizable number to Past research shows that people who have later cardiovascular disease, the leading cause Our study focused on 63 heterosexual cou- lowed from eaves and attics, roofs and encourage you to pick up the phone. MDHHS higher-quality friendships and romantic rela- of death for men and women in the United ples who had valid 24-hour heart rate data chimney, hearths and furnaces—dust from wants residents to be aware of how to determine a tionships during their teens and 20s typically States.

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