Editorial Standards

Michigan Legal Center News Editorial Policy

Michigan Legal Center News publishes Michigan incident-led legal news and public-safety updates with clear sourcing, attribution, ownership, byline, update, and correction practices.

Mission

Our goal is to help Michigan readers understand public-safety incidents, court and agency records, civil-rights events, crashes, and injury-related legal developments in plain English.

Ownership And Publisher

Michigan Legal Center News is owned and published by Christopher Trainor & Associates. The firm is a Michigan law firm, not an independent newsroom. We identify the firm as publisher and separate news bylines from attorney review or legal-service information.

Bylines

News articles use the byline Michigan Legal Center News Team by default. A named person should appear only when that person actually authored, reported, edited, or reviewed the material in that role.

Source Standards

We prioritize official and primary sources when available, including police statements, court records, agency releases, public records, hospital or fire department statements, and official government materials. When a fact comes from another news outlet, we attribute it and avoid presenting it as independently confirmed unless we have verified it separately.

Attribution

News stories should identify the source of material facts where practical. Article source boxes may list official releases, court materials, agency statements, public-record references, or other materials used to prepare the story.

Legal Commentary And Attorney Review

Some news stories include general legal context about Michigan law. That legal context is educational, not legal advice. When a story or guide has been reviewed for Michigan legal accuracy, the page identifies that review separately from the news byline.

Updates And Corrections

We may update a story when new official information, material source context, case status, legal context, or correction information becomes available. We do not update dates only to make old stories appear fresh. Material updates or corrections may be identified in the article source box.

AI And Tool Use

Editorial tools may assist with drafting, formatting, source organization, or quality checks. The firm remains responsible for what is published, and legal accuracy review is identified separately when it applies.

No Legal Advice

News articles are for general educational information. They are not legal advice and do not create an attorney-client relationship. An attorney-client relationship is formed only after conflict review and a written engagement agreement.

Contact

To report an error, request attribution review, or provide source material, use the corrections page or the main contact page.