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Armed And Under The Influence: The Second Amendment And The Intoxicant Rule After Bruen, F. Lee Francis
Armed And Under The Influence: The Second Amendment And The Intoxicant Rule After Bruen, F. Lee Francis
Marquette Law Review
In 2001, the Michigan Legislature passed a law prohibiting the possession or use of a firearm by a person under the influence of alcoholic liquor or a controlled substance. Presumably the legislature thought it necessary to prevent individuals from possessing a firearm while under the influence of drugs or alcohol. One study has indicated that alcohol misuse is keenly associated with firearm ownership, risk behaviors involving firearms as well as risk for perpetrating harm to one’s self or others. Researchers also found that an estimated 8.9 to 11.7 million firearm owners binge drink in an average month. In an attempt …
Education And Estate Planning, William Josh Ard
Education And Estate Planning, William Josh Ard
Marquette Elder's Advisor
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Baby Steps: The Changing Relationship Between Michigan Obstetricians And Certified Professional Midwives, Deborah M. Fisch
Baby Steps: The Changing Relationship Between Michigan Obstetricians And Certified Professional Midwives, Deborah M. Fisch
Marquette Elder's Advisor
The possible enactment of licensure for Certified Professional Midwives (CPMs) by the state of Michigan provides an opportunity to reexamine the CPM-obstetrician (OB) relationship that has grown up under CPMs' unlicensed state of practice. This article examines the legal and institutional factors that shape the CPM-OB relationship in Michigan, with comparisons to two other neighboring states, Indiana and Wisconsin, as well as to a more distant example, the Netherlands. Four potential relationships are identified and explored: Exclusion, Coexistence, Subordination and Cooperation. Other factors that may shape the relationship are also studied, such as medical malpractice liability, liability …