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Warner helps secure gubernatorial pardon for human trafficking survivor – Grand Rapids …
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Warner helps secure gubernatorial pardon for human trafficking survivor – Grand Rapids …

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Leslie King. Courtesy Warner Norcross + Judd Thanks to the work of a Warner partner, Sacred Beginnings founder Leslie King’s record has been expunged, setting her free to pursue higher education. A pro bono team of Warner Norcross + Judd attorneys helped secure what is believed to be Michigan’s first gubernatorial pardon of a survivor…

Michigan man caught trafficking teen girl on Mackinac Bridge – Detroit Free Press
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Michigan man caught trafficking teen girl on Mackinac Bridge – Detroit Free Press

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Authorities have arrested a Comstock Park man for trafficking a teenage girl, the Kent County Sheriff’s Office said in a Tuesday news release. The man hid the 16-year-old Grand Rapids girl under a blanket as he drove over the Mackinac Bridge, the release said. A member of the bridge authority observed the suspicious scene and…

Michigan laws on child marriage, corporal punishment earn an F from rights – EMEA Tribune
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Michigan laws on child marriage, corporal punishment earn an F from rights – EMEA Tribune

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A scorecard released Tuesday by Human Rights Watch provides a damning assessment of how well Michigan protects the rights of children. The state earned an F grade because it allows child marriage; has not outlawed corporal punishment in private schools and homes, and lacks protections for children entering the juvenile justice system, among other issues….