State Courts
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Company official charged in 2022 oil-chemical discharge into Flint River
The president of a chemical company has been charged in connection with the unauthorized discharge of oil that left a miles-long dark, oily sheen on the Flint River in Michigan more than two years ago.
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Michigan legislature attendance problems leave justice for survivors package in jeopardy
Sexual assault survivors and their families implored state legislators Wednesday to think of them before they skip another day of work.
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Michigan AG report exposes decades of abuse allegations in Lansing Diocese
The Michigan Attorney General’s Office is exposing 56 clergy accused of sexual abuse in Lansing since 1950—with detailed accounts of grooming, assault, and misuse of authority that peaked in the 70s and 80s.
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Sextortion bills clear the Michigan House
Sextortion isn’t specifically criminalized in Michigan law but House Bills 5887, 5888 and 5889 would create criminal penalties and create educational resources that could be distributed at schools on the dangers of sexual extortion and how to access help.
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‘Civil rights firewall’: Advocates urge Michigan Dems to pass voting rights laws
Voting rights advocates are calling on Michigan lawmakers to pass the Voting Rights Act—which would formally codify protections against voting discrimination into state law.
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Michigan lawmakers pass school safety bills with focus on student mental health
Democrats and Republicans are teaming up to advance a sweeping package of bills that would bolster school security, as well as improve mental health resources for students.
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2024 in Review: What Michigan news stories grabbed the biggest headlines this year?
It was another memorable year for the state of Michigan.
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Supreme Court order complicates conversation as paid family leave bills move to Senate floor
Members of the Senate Housing and Human Services Committee on Thursday voted to advance policy creating a state-level paid family leave program, amid frustrations with a separate paid sick leave policy put in place through a decision by the state Supreme Court.
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Michigan lawmakers and gun violence survivors call for action on gun safety reforms
Time is running out on a handful of gun safety bills in the Michigan legislature as the session nears its end this month.
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Civil rights advocates celebrate growing Democratic ‘firewall’ on Michigan’s top court
Amid a so-called red wave of Republican victories in this year’s elections, civil rights advocates have spotted a “bright spot” for Michiganders—and their civil rights—after Democrats managed to expand their majority control of the state’s most powerful court.
