Word: michigan
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...long does she have to change her mind about giving up her child? Does the birth father, who in most cases is out of the picture, have to give his consent? Because of their laws, California and Texas have become magnets for couples seeking independent adoptions, while Minnesota and Michigan have none. "There are probably more infants from Minnesota placed in California than in Minnesota itself," says Beverly Hills lawyer David Keene Leavitt, who has handled more than 7,000 adoptions in 28 years...
Wilson, formerly vice president for research atthe University of Michigan, is credited withincreasing support for the Midwestern school bymore than $100 million during her years there. Andmany observers said at the time of Wilson'sappointment this June that her fundraisingexperience would be an asset to Radcliffe'sdevelopment efforts...
...police sobriety checkpoints in Michigan was attacked shortly after state police began using them in 1986. The program was modeled after one used in Maryland...
...such checkpoint, Michigan state policetroopers checked 126 vehicles in less than an hourand detained two drivers for sobriety field tests.One driver was arrested on drunken-drivingcharges...
...said Michigan's checkpoint program is valideven if it is not the most effective policeprocedure or may carry the "potential ofgenerating fear and surprise in some motorists...