“I love you.” The three little words that everyone wants to hear, that we don’t say often enough, that comprise one of the most powerful things we can say to someone. But it occurs to me there’s an even more powerful, meaningful sentence: “I still love you.” These four words connote a lot that may […]

Michigan is going to have a “Peacemaking Court.” Washtenaw County Circuit Judge Timothy Connors has received a grant from the Michigan Supreme Court to establish a Peacemaking Court in Ann Arbor. I’m especially heartened that my colleague Susan Butterwick will be leading this innovative project—she has the right experience and perspective to make it work […]

Courts compel people into arbitration by enforcing arbitration clauses in contracts. Parties to the contract may argue that they didn’t know about the clause, or that circumstances have changed, but typically a contract provision calling for arbitration will be enforced. Even if the validity of the contract itself is in dispute, courts reason that parties […]