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Hemp Loophole Closing
New Legal Update
On November 12, 2025, the U.S. Congress closed the hemp-derived cannabinoid loophole created by the 2018 Farm Bill, effective November 12, 2026. Check out this Legal Update for a comprehensive discussion of the new federal definition of hemp, the expected national impact, and Michigan-specific ramifications, as well as anticipated enforcement issues and the legal risks ahead.
Basic Practice Updates
Updated Book
Michigan Basic Practice Handbook is your starting point for practice guidance in all of Michigan's major practice areas. The What's New in This Book page highlights the latest additions, including caselaw concerning the meaning of "final order" under MCR 7.202(6)(a)(i), judicial impartiality and sentencing in criminal cases, and the imposition of sanctions for AI-generated false citations.
 
Special Needs Trusts
Updated Form
When Medicaid regulations and the policy on how to interpret them changes, a special needs trust can be in danger of losing its exempt status under 42 USC 1396p(d)(4)(A). This recently updated sample petition in the ICLE Formbank will help you revise and restate a special needs trust to comply with changes in Supplemental Security Income and Medicaid regulations.
 
AI Update
New Legal Update
The Michigan Legislature recently passed legislation regulating and penalizing certain AI-generated content: the Protection from Intimate Deep Fakes Act, 2025 PA 11 (eff. Aug 26, 2025), and amendments to the Michigan Campaign Finance Act and the Michigan Election Law. Check out the latest Legal Update in the ICLE AI Series to learn more.
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Approaching the Bench
Matthew J. Franson | 08/01/2025
Hon. Andrew W. Kowalkowski was appointed judge for the 44th District Court in April 2022. Before his appointment to the bench, Judge Kowalkowski was an administrative law examiner for the Michigan Department of State, and before that, he was a...

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Randall L. Velzen practices almost exclusively in the area of family law, including estate planning. He was one of the first attorneys in west Michigan to complete collaborative law training through the Collaborative Practice Institute of Michigan (CPIM)...
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