Three of the four candidates running for the state Supreme Court joined a recent panel discussion to outline their vision for justice in Michigan.
In this op-ed, CEO of Planned Parenthood Advocates of Michigan, Paula Thornton Greear, says that attacks on Kamala Harris over her race and gender fall flat in Michigan, where voters prioritize diversity and inclusion.
Anti-abortion groups want Michiganders to elect Republicans to take over the state House of Representatives—and then restrict reproductive rights.
The Senate filibuster rule requires a 60-vote threshold for most legislation to pass, making it virtually impossible to pass abortion rights legislation due to Republican opposition. Without the filibuster, a law restoring Roe v. Wade could pass with a simple majority, or 51 Senate votes.
The future that former president Donald Trump has planned for women is “terrifying”, First Lady of Minnesota Gwen Walz told a crowd in Lansing.
Michiganders will decide in November who gets to serve on the most powerful court in the state. And Kimberly Ann Thomas thinks she has the experience needed for the job.
Maya Harris, the sister of Vice President Kamala Harris, led a roundtable in Flint during a campaign stop for the Harris-Walz campaign.
Several ads supporting Democratic candidates this cycle have featured women sharing their stories about abortion and reproductive health care.
Conservative judges could score a majority on the Michigan Supreme Court with victories in November—and their decisions would carry some big ramifications for Michiganders’ basic civil rights.
Michigan has laws protecting civil rights and reproductive freedoms—but the state Supreme Court still holds a lot of sway over whether those rights are actually protected.
