Monthly Archives: November 2010

…That’s something the late Russell Amos Kirk often said.  Even when things are at their apparent brightest or  dimmest…the future remains an unknown.  Things will change, and the way they change is rarely up to us.   This Michigan Supreme … Continue reading →

There are so many political ads on television and most of them are not very pleasant. Many viewers are disgusted with the personal attacks and conflicting claims. They can’t all be right and it’s possible that none is. The Michigan Truth … Continue reading →

Justice Elizabeth A. Weaver (Michigan Supreme Court, retired) was in Detroit yesterday.  By an odd happenstance, so was I. I was there to do a taping at anInsideOut Literary Arts Project event honoring Detroit Poet Laureate Naomi Long Madgett.  That … Continue reading →

It’s more than passing interesting.  When confronted, Justice Robert Preston Young, Jr., admitted he used racist language…but he did so in a fit of passion, defending some poor powerless person.  He apologized and said he felt bad.  When confronted with … Continue reading →

Well, I just wanted to know, but I caught him unawares, so I’m not sure this is the final word.  Associated Press Reporter Ed White had interviewed Justice Robert Preston Young, Jr., last week about Justice Young’s use of the “N” … Continue reading →

Let us assume that Associated Press reporter Ed White got it down correctly.  …That Michigan Supreme Court Justice Robert Preston Young, Jr., has acknowledged that he uttered the dread N-word–that remnant of racism–in a moment of high passion.  According to Mr. White: … Continue reading →

Indeed there is.  Justice Elizabeth A. Weaver (Retired) took questions from the audience after her prepared remarks.  The audience at the 9/12 meeting in Traverse City, Oct. 19, 2010, had lots to ask her…about the election, the candidates, the behind-the-scenes … Continue reading →

  Michigan Supreme Court Justice (Retired) Elizabeth A. Weaver speaks out at the 9/12 meeting in Traverse City, October 19, 2010, on the fitness of Justice Robert Preston Young, Jr., and Third Circuit Court Chief Judge Mary Beth Kelly. Both … Continue reading →

This column picks up where yesterday’s leaves off: with Michigan Supreme Court Justice Robert P. Young, Jr., at a Q&A session of the Muskegon Tea Party meeting, September 28, 2010. Others asked questions about ways he’s suggest to vet lawyers with … Continue reading →

In Muskegon, Supreme Court Justice Robert Preston Young, Jr., stood before the group of Tea Partiers this week, laying out his lament of justice gone wrong. First, he lauded fellow Republican nominee for the high court, Judge Mary Beth Kelly, … Continue reading →