MAACS is hiring a Voucher Review Attorney

Applications are due by March 22, 2026

The Michigan Appellate Assigned Counsel System (MAACS), the Private Counsel Division of SADO, is hiring a Voucher Review Attorney for its Lansing office. Read more


MAACS seeks summer interns/externs

Applications are due by April 3, 2026

The Michigan Appellate Assigned Counsel System (MAACS), the Private Counsel Division of SADO, seeks law students committed to public service, racial equity, and social justice for internship and externship opportunities during the Summer of 2026. Read more


Digital Literacy with The Friends U Need Workshop

March 30, 2026 | SADO Detroit

Join SADO’s Project Reentry for its March Workshop presented by Friends U Need (FUN)’s Demarco Hawkins on Monday, March 30th from 6-7:30pm. Technology is constantly evolving, and digital literacy is critically important upon returning to the community. Read more


Ask an appellate attorney: Does the prosecutor have to disclose that a witness changed their story before the trial if they have the witness acknowledge the inconsistency at trial?

Criminal Defense Newsletter | January-February 2026

In this issue we address the conflict between criminal defendants’ entitlement to a witness’ statement and prosecutors’ entitlement to claim that their interviews with witnesses are privileged work product. Read more


Post-Kardasz challenges to Michigan’s sex offender registry

Criminal Defense Newsletter | January-February 2026

Our Supreme Court’s latest word on the sex offender registry provides a needed stepping stone for future challenges to this counterproductive law, albeit not as big of a step as we had hoped it would be. The Court’s decision in Kardasz1 rounds out a holding it started two terms ago with Lymon. Read more


Using AI to score the Michigan sentencing guidelines

Criminal Defense Newsletter | January-February 2026

Is it possible to score the Michigan sentencing guidelines using artificial intelligence? There may be some limited uses for AI and the guidelines, mostly to offer a different point of view or to check a manual scoring. Read more


New Jersey Supreme Court opinion: State v Nieves

Criminal Defense Newsletter | January-February 2026

Recently, in State v Nieves, the New Jersey Supreme Court issued an opinion addressing whether expert testimony regarding Shaken Baby Syndrome/Abusive Head Trauma (SBS/AHT) is sufficiently reliable to go before a jury in two separate cases. Read more


Safe & Just Michigan

Criminal Defense Newsletter | January-February 2026

Safe & Just Michigan is announcing significant leadership changes, but our mission to advocate for evidence-based policies that reduce the harms of the criminal legal system and promote justice, community safety, and healing, remains the same. Read more


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