Trump administration drops relaxed Obama-era marijuana policy

January 5th, 20180 WASHINGTON — On Thursday, the Justice Department rescinded an Obama administration policy that had eased enforcement of federal marijuana laws in states that legalized the drug, instead giving federal prosecutors wide latitude to pursue criminal charges. The action by Attorney General Jeff Sessions could have damaging consequences...

A view from the bench: Spending the day with Dearborn Judge Gene Hunt

May 19th, 20170 DEARBORN — In the chambers of newly minted 19th District Court Judge Gene Hunt, music from counter-culture America echoed off walls adorned with signed portraits of The Beatles, of his children and Fordson High School football teams he used to coach. It had only been 112 days since Hunt was invested as a judge, yet he appeared...