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Carl Levin
Carl Milton Levin (June 28, 1934 – July 29, 2021) was an American attorney and politician who served as a List of United States senators from Michigan, United States senator from Michigan from 1979 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he was the chair of the United States Senate Committee on Armed Services, Senate Armed Services Committee from 2001 to 2003 and again from 2007 to 2015. Born in Detroit, Levin graduated from Swarthmore College and Harvard Law School. He worked as the general counsel of the Michigan Civil Rights Commission from 1964 to 1967, and as a special assistant attorney general for the Michigan Attorney General, Michigan Attorney General's Office. Levin was a member of the Detroit City Council from 1969 to 1977, serving as the council's president for the last four of those years. In 1978 United States Senate election in Michigan, 1978, Levin ran for the United States Senate, defeating Republican Party (United States) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michigan
Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, Indiana and Illinois to the southwest, Ohio to the southeast, and the Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Ontario to the east, northeast and north. With a population of 10.14 million and an area of , Michigan is the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 10th-largest state by population, the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 11th-largest by area, and the largest by total area east of the Mississippi River.''i.e.'', including water that is part of state territory. Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia is the largest state by land area alone east of the Mississippi and Michigan the second-largest. The state capital is Lansing, Michigan, Lansing, while its most populous city is Detroit. The Metro Detroit r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michigan Attorney General
The attorney general of the State of Michigan is the fourth-ranking official in the U.S. state of Michigan. The officeholder is elected statewide in the November general election alongside the governor of Michigan, governor, Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, lieutenant governor, Secretary of State of Michigan, secretary of state, members of the Michigan Senate, Senate and members of the Michigan House of Representatives, House of Representatives. Since the Michigan Constitution of 1963 was adopted, the attorney general has served a term of four years. The officeholder is also limited to two terms, for a total of eight possible years of service; ten possible years of service if the officeholder serves two full terms and less than half of one term as a replacement. “Inasmuch as the office of Attorney General has common law powers as the chief law enforcement officer of the State, [they] may exercise the powers of a peace officer and may appoint special agents having this status to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Daily News
The ''Daily News'' is an American newspaper based in Jersey City, New Jersey. It was founded in 1919 by Joseph Medill Patterson in New York City as the ''Illustrated Daily News''. It was the first U.S. daily printed in Tabloid (newspaper format), tabloid format, and reached its peak circulation in 1947, at 2.4 million copies a day. it was the eleventh-highest circulated newspaper in the United States. For much of the 20th century, the paper operated out of the historic art deco Daily News Building with its large globe in the lobby. Today's ''Daily News'' is not connected to the earlier ''New York Daily News (19th century), New York Daily News'', which shut down in 1906. The ''Daily News'' is owned by parent company Daily News Enterprises. This company is owned by Alden Global Capital and was formed when Alden, which also owns news media publisher Digital First Media, purchased then-owner Tribune Publishing in May 2021 and then separated the ''Daily News'' from Tribune to form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayne State University Law School
Wayne State University Law School (Wayne Law) is the law school of Wayne State University in Detroit. Wayne Law is located in Midtown, Detroit's Cultural Center. Founded in 1927, the law school offers juris doctor (J.D.), master of laws (LL.M.), online master of studies in law, and minors in law degree programs. History The Law School was founded in 1927 and originally named the Detroit City Law School as part of the City Colleges of Detroit. Allan Campbell served as the Law School's founding dean, which graduated its first class with the bachelor of laws (LL.B.) degree in 1928. The City Colleges of Detroit were renamed Wayne University in 1933. In 1956, the university joined Michigan State University and the University of Michigan as one of the state's three major public research institutions and was renamed Wayne State University. The Law School received full American Bar Association (ABA) accreditation in 1939. The school's Moot Court program (originally called the Case Club ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Detroit Free Press
The ''Detroit Free Press'' (commonly referred to as the ''Freep'') is a major daily newspaper in Detroit, Michigan, United States. It is the largest local newspaper owned by Gannett (the publisher of ''USA Today''), and is operated by the Detroit Media Partnership under a joint operating agreement with The Detroit News, its historical rival. The Sunday edition is titled the ''Sunday Free Press.'' The ''Free Press'' has received ten Pulitzer Prizes and four Emmy Awards. Its motto is "On Guard for Years". In 2018, the ''Detroit Free Press'' received two Salute to Excellence awards from the National Association of Black Journalists. History 1831–1989: Competitive newspaper The newspaper was launched by John R. Williams and his uncle, Joseph Campau, and was first published as the ''Democratic Free Press and Michigan Intelligencer'' on May 5, 1831. It was renamed to ''Detroit Daily Free Press'' in 1835, becoming the region's first daily newspaper. Williams printed the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honigman Miller Schwartz And Cohn LLP
Honigman LLP (commonly referred to as Honigman) is a law firm founded in Detroit with over 350 attorneys in eight offices. The firm ranked 135th on The American Lawyer's 2019 AmLaw 200 rankings of U.S. law firms. History In 1948, Detroit-based attorneys Jason L. Honigman and Milton J. Miller founded Honigman, which would grow to become one of the largest law firms in Michigan over the next decades. In 2015, Honigman merged with Chicago-based law firm, Schopf & Weiss to establish its first Illinois office. In 2019, Honigman changed its name from "Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP" to "Honigman LLP." Offices * Ann Arbor, Michigan * Bloomfield Hills, Michigan * Chicago, Illinois * Detroit, Michigan (Headquarters) * Grand Rapids, Michigan * Kalamazoo, Michigan * Lansing, Michigan * Washington, DC Practice areas Honigman's attorneys practice in more than 60 different areas of concentration: * Advertising and Marketing * Affordable Housing * Antitrust and Trade Regulatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hill (newspaper)
''The Hill'', formed in 1994, is an American newspaper and digital media company based in Washington, D.C. Focusing on politics, policy, business and international relations, ''The Hill''s coverage includes the U.S. Congress, the presidency and executive branch, and election campaigns. Its stated output is "nonpartisan reporting on the inner workings of Government and the nexus of politics and business". The company's primary outlet is ''TheHill.com''. ''The Hill'' is additionally distributed in print for free around Washington, D.C., and distributed to all congressional offices. It has been owned by Nexstar Media Group since 2021. In 2020, ''The Hill'' was ranked second for online politics readership across all news sites, behind only CNN, remaining ahead of ''Politico'', Fox News, NBCNews.com, and MSNBC. ''The Hill'' had around 32 million monthly viewers in 2023. History Founding and early years The company was formed as a newspaper in 1994 by Democratic power broker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 United States Senate Election In Michigan
The 2008 United States Senate election in Michigan was held on November 4, 2008 Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Carl Levin won reelection to a sixth and final term. Levin carried 77 of Michigan’s 83 Counties, and also carried every House district. General election Candidates * Scott Boman (Libertarian) * Doug Dern (Natural Law) * Carl Levin, incumbent U.S. Senator (Democratic) * Jack Hoogendyk, State Representative from Kalamazoo (Republican) * Harley Mikkelson (Green) * Michael Nikitin (U.S. Taxpayers) Campaign Levin's 2002 opponent Andrew Raczkowski considered running again, but military commitments forced him to drop out. State representative Jack Hoogendyk declared his candidacy to challenge Levin. Troy engineer Bart Baron was also running. Baron apparently failed to qualify for the August 5, 2008 party primary ballot in the Michigan Secretary of State's office. So only Hoogendyk was listed on the Republican side in the Michigan primary election. Levin was unoppo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 United States Senate Election In Michigan
The 2002 United States Senate election in Michigan was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Democratic Party (United States), Democratic U.S. Senator Carl Levin won re-election to a fifth term. General election Candidates * Eric Borregard (Green) * Doug Dern (Natural Law) *Carl Levin, incumbent U.S. Senator (Democratic) *John Mangopoulos (Reform) *Rocky Raczkowski, State Representative from Farmington Hills, Michigan, Farmington Hills (Republican) Predictions Results , - , , colspan=5 , Democratic Party (United States), Democratic hold , - Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic *Newaygo County, Michigan, Newaygo (Largest city: Fremont, Michigan, Fremont) *Sanilac County, Michigan, Sanilac (Largest city: Sandusky, Michigan, Sandusky) * Ionia County, Michigan, Ionia (largest city: Ionia, Michigan, Ionia) * Clinton County, Michigan, Clinton (largest city: St. Johns, Michigan, St. Johns) * Leelanau County, Michigan, Leelanau (largest settlement: Greilic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 United States Senate Election In Michigan
The 1996 United States Senate election in Michigan was held on November 5, 1996. Incumbent Democratic Party (United States), Democratic U.S. Senator Carl Levin won re-election to a fourth term. General election Candidates * Carl Levin, incumbent U.S. Senator (Democratic) * Joseph S. Mattingly (Natural Law) * Martin P. McLaughlin (Socialist) * Kenneth L. Proctor (Libertarian) * Ronna Romney, radio talk show host and former daughter-in-law of List of governors of Michigan, Michigan governor George W. Romney (Republican) * William Roundtree (Workers' World) Results See also * 1996 United States Senate elections References {{United States elections, 1996 1996 United States Senate elections, Michigan United States Senate elections in Michigan, 1996 1996 Michigan elections ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 United States Senate Election In Michigan
The 1990 United States Senate election in Michigan was held on November 5, 1990. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Carl Levin won re-election to a third term against future Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette. Candidates Democratic * Carl Levin, incumbent U.S. Senator Republican * Bill Schuette, U.S. Representative * Clark Durant, attorney and founder of Cornerstone Schools Workers World * Susan Farquhar Results See also * 1990 United States Senate elections References {{United States Senate elections Michigan 1990 Important events of 1990 include the Reunification of Germany and the unification of Yemen, the formal beginning of the Human Genome Project (finished in 2003), the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, the separation of Namibia from South ... 1990 Michigan elections ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 United States Senate Election In Michigan
The 1984 United States Senate election in Michigan was held on November 6, 1984. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Carl Levin won re-election to a second term, defeating Republican candidate and former astronaut Jack Lousma. Coinciding with Republican Ronald Reagan's landslide in Michigan and the rest of the country, this was the only Senate election of Levin's career in which his percentage of the vote and margin of victory decreased from the previous one. General election Candidates * Max Dean (Independent) * Lynn Johnston (Libertarian) * Carl Levin, incumbent Senator (Democratic) * Jack Lousma, astronaut (Republican) * Fred Mazelis (Workers' League) * Helen Meyers (Socialist) * William Roundtree (Workers' World) * Arthur Richard Tisch (Tisch Citizens) * Samuel L. Webb (Communist) Results See also * 1984 United States Senate elections References {{United States elections, 1984 Michigan 1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sult ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
