State Courts
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AG releases report on abuse allegations at Catholic Diocese
Attorney General Dana Nessel said her office investigated sex abuse allegations against priests and deacons from the Diocese of Gaylord in northern Michigan.
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What’s the deal with Michigan’s legislative maps? And how do we fix them?
A federal court ruled that the district boundaries for 13 seats in the Michigan Legislature were illegally influenced by race.
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10 big changes coming to Michigan in 2024
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed more than 300 bills into state law last year—and many of them set to take effect next month.
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Court: Boundaries for 13 Michigan legislative districts illegally influenced by race
The boundaries of 13 Detroit-area seats in the Michigan Legislature must be redrawn, a three-judge panel said Thursday after finding the map was illegally influenced by race.
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8 ways Michigan Democrats protected abortion rights in 2023
Followig the overturn of Roe v. Wade, Michigan has emerged as a nationwide beacon for protecting reproductive rights and expanding access to abortion care.
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Republican leaders testify about Michigan fake elector plan
BY ANNA LIZ NICHOLS, MICHIGAN ADVANCE MICHIGAN—Republican Party leaders who served in 2020 offered their accounts in court Thursday of what they knew prior to 16 individuals signing and submitting false electoral votes for former President Donald Trump, who lost the presidential election that year. Wednesday’s and Thursday’s proceedings in Lansing were held for the…
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New laws to reform Michigan juvenile justice system
Bipartisan legislation is set to reform Michigan’s juvenile justice system and better position Michigan youth for success.
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Judge closes Flint water case against Snyder
A judge dismissed charges against former Gov. Rick Snyder in the Flint water scandal and ordered that police records and his booking photo be destroyed.
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Michigan Supreme Court takes up case on upping minimum wage
The Michigan Supreme Court heard arguments in a longstanding dispute over a state’s minimum wage law that dates back to 2018.
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Michigan commission advances tunnel permit for Line 5
The Michigan Public Service Commission approved a proposal for Enbridge’s Line 5 tunnel project, despite calls for commissioners to shut the pipeline down.
