Legal updates, Michigan court rule changes, and publishing news from Michigan Legal Publishing Ltd.
The change removes the oath limit. Now the oath is not necessary. The formal proceeding is not necessary. A prior inconsistent statement can be substantive evidence without them.
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The Michigan Supreme Court amended MRE 702 and MRE 804, effective May 1, 2024, clarifying the expert opinion standard and requiring corroboration for all criminal-liability statements offered to exculpate the accused.
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The Michigan Supreme Court amended MRE 702 and MRE 804, effective May 1, 2024. The changes refine the expert witness reliability standard and expand the corroboration requirement for statements against interest.
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This year's federal rules package is unusually short, but the Evidence Rule 801 amendment will reshape how trial lawyers handle prior inconsistent statements. New Bankruptcy Rule 7043 sets a flexible remote-testimony standard.
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Michigan Supreme Court amends MCR 1.111 effective January 1, 2026, restructuring interpreter classifications, prohibiting criminal case reimbursement, and recognizing registered interpreter firms.
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Effective May 1, 2024, MRPC 1.8(e) allows pro bono attorneys to provide transportation, lodging, meals, and clothing to indigent clients to facilitate access to justice. Strict limitations apply.
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The Michigan Supreme Court amended MRPC 5.5 on May 17, 2023, adding paragraph (e) to permit out-of-state lawyers to practice their home jurisdiction's law while physically present in Michigan, effective September 1, 2023.
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