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A Michigan drunk driving attorney explains implied consent and what follows a refusal of a chemical test in Michigan.

What it showsImplied consent as Michigan applies it, the part of an OWI stop people most often ask about.

A Michigan defense firm explains the implied consent law and the consequences of refusing a chemical test.

What it showsA second Michigan practitioner on the same refusal question, for comparison with the statute the section quotes.

A Michigan defense lawyer explains the horizontal gaze nystagmus test, the eye test given at a roadside sobriety check, and how it is challenged in an OWI case.

What it showsWhat the eye test is and why it is the most argued about of the roadside tests.

A local news crew rides along with Michigan State Police troopers during enforcement aimed at drivers using phones.

What it showsThe phone law in practice, from the point of view of the troopers enforcing it.

A Michigan attorney explains how a personal protection order hearing works.

What it showsThe hearing behind a PPO, which is where most people first meet the statute the section quotes.

The Michigan Attorney General's office on the Clean Slate laws and which convictions can be set aside.

What it showsSetting aside a conviction, explained by the state's own chief law officer.

A public library program explaining Michigan's Clean Slate laws and how a person clears a criminal record.

What it showsThe same law as the Attorney General's video, explained for a general audience at a public library.

A Michigan attorney and former prosecutor explains the options for setting aside a drunk driving conviction under Michigan law.

What it showsThe one kind of conviction people most often assume can never be set aside.

An overview of Michigan landlord and tenant law and how an eviction works.

What it showsThe eviction process in outline, before the details the section quotes.

A recording from the court's own channel of a landlord and tenant docket in the 3B District Court, with cases called and heard one after another.

What it showsWhat an eviction docket actually looks like: many short hearings, one after another, in the court that decides them.

A short case brief of Michigan v. Summers, the Supreme Court decision on detaining the occupants of a home while officers search it under a warrant.

What it showsWhy the people in a home can be held while a warrant is executed there, from the case that decided it.