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Airbnb names Grand Rapids man as Michigan’s top new host of 2022
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A federal appeals court has reversed a 2022 ruling that found parts of the state’s newborn blood screening program unconstitutional.
The program collects blood samples from newborn babies and screens them for diseases. Three years ago, a district court judge ruled in favor of four parents who raised concerns regarding the leftover dried blood spots, which are kept at the Michigan Neonatal Biobank in Detroit. Scientists can pay a fee to use the spots for research.
On Wednesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled that those practices do not violate constitutional protections regarding privacy and illegal searches and seizures.
“The Newborn Screening Program saves lives,” Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said in a statement. “I want to thank the Court for its decision and the dedicated attorneys in my office who litigated this case for years to ensure Michigan can continue early detection of serious diseases while also advancing medical research through privacy-protected de-identified data.”
Attorney Philip L. Ellison, who represented the parents, did not immediately return a call seeking comment.
The parents who sued argued that the taking and keeping of their babies’ blood for state profit violated the Fourth and Fourteenth amendments.
The 2022 ruling in their favor included an injunction that required the state to mail each plaintiff parent a notice allowing them to request their child’s samples to be returned to them or destroyed.
Both parties agreed to a partial stay of the injunction pending appeal, in which the state agreed to return or destroy all the blood spots but not to destroy the associated data. According to Wednesday’s ruling, the state complied with the injunction.
The state requires parental permission for the leftover spots to be used for outside research. But the plaintiffs argued the program still violated the Constitution. They said the consent form and a related brochure were vague and made no reference to the state collecting fees from scientists for research, the Associated Press reported at the time.
In a press release, Nessel said the Sixth Circuit ruling reaffirmed that the program’s post-screening practices, including analyzing blood spots and making them available to “vetted health researchers,” does not violate constitutional protections.
The ruling also vacated the lower court’s injunction.
“With this ruling, MDHHS can continue to fulfill its commitment to protect the health and well-being of Michigan families, particularly its youngest and most vulnerable residents,” said Elizabeth Hertel, director of Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, which operates the screening program.
“Michigan’s newborn screening program is designed to quickly diagnose babies who may look healthy but have rare and often serious disorders that require early treatment,” Hertel said. “Since 1965, this program has ensured thousands of families were quickly provided information about their baby’s condition, allowing for early interventions and healthier outcomes.”
State officials said newborn screening looks for more than 50 disorders that can affect blood cells, brain development, how the body breaks down nutrients from food, lungs and breathing, hormones and how the body fights infection.
The samples are stored using a randomized numeric code — not the patient or their parent’s name — minimizing any risk to privacy, the state said.
In its ruling, the appeals court wrote that the newborn screening program diagnoses more than 250 Michigan babies each year with a rare disorder. Every U.S. state, as well as Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico, has a similar program in place, according to MDHHS.
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The Brooklyn Nets selected Danny Wolf, a legitimate point center from Michigan and before that Yale with their last first round pick, the 27th.
Wolf, at 21 the oldest of the five firsts, averaged 13.2 points on 50/37/39 to go along with 9.2 and 3.6 assists (but 3.2 turnovers) at Michigan, making All-Big 10 second team. A year ago, while playing for Yale, he averaged almost identical numbers: 14.1 points on 41/35/72 shooting splits to go along with 9.7 rebounds as well as 2.4 assists (but again a high turnover rate of 2.3 per game.) He was first team All-Ivy.
Those turnovers were mostly due ro his role as a playmaker for both the Bulldogs and Wolverines. Jeremy Woo of ESPN in explaining why Wolf could go as high as No. 16, had this to say about him on Wednesday morning.
Wolf has one of the wider ranges in the first round, with interest from several teams in the back half of the lottery as well as several potential landing spots in the top 20, including Memphis, Minnesota and Brooklyn. Washington is another team that could take a chance on him, with his playmaking ability at 7 feet a particularly intriguing experiment on a team that would have minutes to offer him immediately.
Wolf’s uncommon mix of size and skill set has been a polarizing evaluation for many around the NBA, but he has received strong reviews in private workouts, which has seemingly helped to stabilize his draft status.
Wolf was the last Green Room prospect taken Wednesday night.
Like Ben Saraf, Wolf played for Israeli youth teams. He holds dual U.S./Israeli citizenship. Wolf’s Jewish background and heritage allowed him to compete for team Israel as a naturalized citizen. While playing for Israel’s national U20 team, he averaged 17.7 points (second in the tournament), a tournament-high 12.0 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.3 blocks per game (ninth); leading team Israel to a second-place silver medal, It was the first time two players with Israeli citizenship were taken in the first round of any NBA Draft.
Most of his highlights feature his passing skills and footwork.
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Man ordered to pay restitution after stealing thousands from Michigan state campground site
Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit. She previously held digital content roles at NEWSnet, Gannett/USA Today network and The Monroe News in Michigan. She is a graduate of the University of South Carolina.
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A Lansing-area man has been ordered to pay a total $8,000 in restitution and reimbursements over money stolen from remote campground site “pay pipes” in Michigan Department of Natural Resources state forests.
Justyn Mark Spitzley, 36, of Sunfield, had already pleaded guilty to one felony charge of larceny of more than $1,000 but less than $20,000, and one misdemeanor charge of operating on a suspended license, the DNR reported. The restitution hearing took place on June 16 in Luce County District Court.
He was also sentenced to one year in prison, with credit for 81 days served.
Spitzley had targeted several of the payment collection sites known as “pay pipes,” where campers deposit cash to pay for their stay, according to the report.
Michigan state parks staff had noticed that collections at several remote campgrounds in Luce County came up “way short on campsite fees” during the 2023-24 season, with several thousand dollars unaccounted for.
DNR conservation officers and special investigative unit detectives then worked with Michigan State Police, Sault Ste. Marie Police and the Mackinac Bridge Authority to set up surveillance and identify a possible suspect.
A series of campsite pay pipe break-ins in the Upper Peninsula during October 2024 then led to the charges.
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