In this issue:
Courtney Gabbara Agrusa
The legal landscape for firearms continues its evolution with a recent development from the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) signaling a possible shift in gun control laws. In June 2025, the High Court declined to take up an appeal of Maryland’s ban on assault-style weapons, which includes the popular AR-15. While SCOTUS declined to hear the case, its actions provide critical insights into the Court’s current approach to Second Amendment challenges and hint at what to expect when an assault rifle ban case eventually reaches its docket...
Courtney G. Agrusa and Anthony M. Dalimonte
With summer here and teenagers out of school—most will certainly be looking for a place to work. If you’re planning on hiring teenagers during the summer months and beyond, be sure you’re familiar with the recent labor law changes that will impact employers that hire workers under 18 years old to avoid costly penalties...
July 8 and July 22, 2025
Confused about your responsibilities in adhering to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and the Open Meetings Act (OMA)?
Join one of the upcoming 'Back to Basics' webinars. Both sessions will be presented by attorney, Anne Seurynck, and are designed as refreshers to help you confidently navigate FOIA, OMA and Library Law requirements for your township, city or organization.
In case you missed it, here is the recording to the June 24th webinar on handling FOIA requests: https://youtu.be/RHoATvHGdPI. Below are the registration links to the next two sessions:
Back to the Basics: OMA
Back to the Basics: Understanding Michigan's Library Privacy Act
Foster Swift Collins & Smith, PC welcomes back litigator, Allison M. Collins, to the firm’s Lansing office. Allison was previously with the firm from 2013-2021, starting in 2013 as a summer associate.
Allison then served the State of Texas from 2021-2025 as part of the General Litigation Division of the Texas Office of the Attorney General, rising to the rank of Deputy Division Chief. Allison defended Texas state agencies, state officials, and public universities against complex employment discrimination and constitutional claims in Texas trial courts and on appeal...
Foster Swift Shareholder Julie Fershtman, representing a defendant/appellee, recently won a complex, multi-issue appeal in the Michigan Court of Appeals. In the case, the parties were neighboring landowners who resided in Monroe County. The plaintiffs claimed that in 2013 the defendant constructed a new roadway on his property that involved placement of fill dirt over a stretch of the defendant’s land...
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