From UpNorthLive.com: A new Michigan law lets arenas, camps and other venues stock epinephrine injectors to treat allergic reactions. The measure signed this week by Gov. Rick Snyder permits doctors to prescribe and pharmacists to dispense EpiPens to youth sports leagues, amusement parks, religious institutions and other places. The proposed law also establishes storage and training requirements, and limits liability …

Dana Nessel, a household name in the LGBT community, has dedicated herself to fighting against injustice in the courtroom.  Now she has taken the fight out of the courts and is taking it to the ballot box.  Unfortunately, not all in the LGBT community are supporting Dana’s efforts.  Dana and several other dedicated citizens, Democrat and Republican, have begun an initiative to …

On a day that was overflowing with emotion from all parties, April and Jayne Deboer-Rowse were finally able to officially become legal parents to all 5 of their beautiful children.  The battle that started on January 23, 2012, in a federal court house in Detroit, finally came to a conclusion on Thursday, November 5, 2015, in the Oakland County Circuit Court.  Judge Karen …

Criminal defense attorney Chris Kessel found himself in a rather unique position yesterday.  The fact that he was holding a preliminary examination in the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice was not unique, or even rare for that matter.  The fact that Chris Kessel’s client was charged with First Degree Murder was also unremarkable.  What made the situation so odd is that …

It’s been a month since the landmark Supreme Court ruling that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide, and the positive implications have never been more evident. Nessel and Kessel clients April DeBoer and Jayne Rowse will never again have to worry about the safety and security of their children; likewise, couples and families just like theirs can marry and reap the benefits …

We at Nessel and Kessel Law have never been big fans of the phrase “put your money where your mouth is.”  But never have those words been more appropriate to direct at the current situation surrounding the DeBoer v Snyder case, challenging Michigan’s ban on same-sex marriage.  As many of you know, Dana Nessel and the other attorneys on the case …

In yet another victory, this time without the help of the courts, LGBT rights attorney Dana Nessel has helped a same-sex couple gain equal access to benefits previously denied.  Our clients, Elizabeth Gardiner and Stephanie Citron, were one of the couples able to marry in Michigan after the decision in the Deboer-Rowse case.  Unfortunately, though the marriage was legal, Ms. …

After much delay, and even more deliberation, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) decided on January 16 to hear arguments regarding the constitutionality of same-sex marriage. Ask Dana Kessel, April DeBoer, and Jayne Rowse, and they’ll tell you, this chance to present their case in front of the nation’s highest ruling body has been a long time coming. …

Today is a truly historic day. Today is a day for celebration. Today, on June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States decreed — by a vote of 5–4 — once and for all that marriage is an equal and fundamental civic right for all American citizens, regardless of sexual orientation and regardless of where they live. This …

Is it possible to be totally floored by something you completely expected?  That is a question that can now be answered by April DeBoer, Jayne Rowse, and Dana Nessel, the two plaintiffs and lead attorney in the challenge to Michigan’s ban on same sex marriage.  While many in the legal community, as well as April and Jayne, expected the Supreme …