I am writing today to announce the closure of the Michigan Messenger. After four years of operation in Michigan, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news into a single site, The American Independent at Americanindependent.com. This is part of a shift in strategy, towards new forms [...]
An abstinence-only presentation provided to numerous school districts in Calhoun and Eaton Counties in October of this year provided false and misleading information to students about HIV, experts allege.
Two county registers of deeds filed a class action lawsuit Monday on behalf of Michigan’s 83 counties alleging that the Mortgage Electronic Registration Services owes millions of dollars in property title transfer taxes.
Despite evidence of the impact of mercury on children and public health, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette last month joined with 24 other state attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to scuttle new EPA regulations that would reduce mercury emissions from power plants.
WLNS in Lansing is reporting the Gov.-elect Rick Snyder has picked State Supreme Court Justice Maura Corrigan to lead the Dept. of Human Services.
The Michigan Supreme Court has issued a letter formally condemning former Justice Elizabeth Weaver for making recordings of internal court deliberations and releasing transcripts. In October Weaver released a transcript of a court conference in which Justice Robert Young laughingly used the N word while discussing a 2004 case.
The Republican majority of the Michigan Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Michigan insurance companies can use credit scores to determine insurance premiums.
A new report by a Michigan Supreme Court task force highlights a multi-billion dollar underground economy in the state of Michigan that results in lower tax revenues for the state and unpaid child support for kids and families.
In a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case, Michigan Supreme Court Justices Robert Young Jr. and Maura Corrigan argued against rules to disqualify judges from hearing cases involving major contributors their election campaigns.
In what has become a matter of routine, the three most conservative judges on the Michigan Supreme Court — Justices Stephen Markman, Robert Young and Maura Corrigan — are once again feuding with Justice Elizabeth Weaver. The Detroit Free Press reports that the three justices have filed a complaint alleging that Weaver violated the court’s [...]
The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals has dismissed the latest of a long line of lawsuits initiated against a number of justices of the Michigan Supreme Court by Geoffrey Feiger. In a relatively short opinion, the court concluded that the suit, like several others that preceded it, was moot and could not proceed. You can [...]
When the Michigan Supreme Court developed and voted on a new set of procedures to determine whether a justice should have to recuse themselves from hearing a case due to a conflict of interest or potential bias, Justices Robert Young and Maura Corrigan voted against the new procedures. Now it seems they’re refusing to take [...]
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