🌱 Why Southfield graffiti is part of a high-profile federal case
Southfield, Michigan Patch AM: a 5 min readGood morning Southfield! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Why Southfield graffiti is part of a high-profile federal case
- How a Southfield staffing firm is using AI without losing humanity
- Which Southfield attorney just joined Michigan’s top trial-lawyer leadership?
Also on today's calendar: Jess Hilarious and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Periods of sun; less humid, with a high of 82 and low of 61 degrees.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 87, low: 65. 🌶 Hot!
- Sunday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 71 and low of 55 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Feds charge 8 pro-Palestinian activists with conspiring to intimidate U of Michigan officials (ajc.com) — Southfield appears in a photo caption describing pro-Palestinian graffiti on the Goodman Acker law offices, tying the city visually to a wider federal case. Prosecutors have charged eight activists with allegedly conspiring to intimidate University of Michigan officials in a campaign to pressure the school over its financial ties to Israel, including related vandalism around metro Detroit. 
• Strategic AI Use, With Guardrails, Necessary For Recruiter Success (corpmagazine.com) — A Southfield-based staffing firm, Epitec, is spotlighted for how it’s weaving AI into recruiting while trying to keep a strong human touch with candidates. Local readers working in HR or tech recruiting can see how AI tools, guardrails, and fraud concerns are reshaping hiring practices across the industry.
• Barry Conybeare named 74th president of the Michigan Association for Justice (legalnews.com) — Southfield gets a nod in statewide legal leadership as a Lipton Law attorney from the city steps in as secretary among new officers of the Michigan Association for Justice. The group’s new president, Barry Conybeare, will lead trial lawyers statewide on access-to-justice issues during his one-year term.
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