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.
Michigan voters were subjected to almost $23 million worth of anonymously-funded television advertisements during the 2010 election, according to a new report by the Michigan Campaign Finance Network.
Gov. Rick Snyder is seeking to preempt legal challenges to his recently adopted tax plan by asking the Michigan Supreme Court to issue an opinion on the legality of taxing public pensions.
The Michigan Supreme Court ruled in favor of rapper Dr. Dre in a case involving a very important legal principle — whether the police have a right to privacy while performing their duties. The state high court said no.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday overturned a ruling by the Michigan Supreme Court that had granted a new trial to a man convicted of second-degree murder in 2001. You can read the full ruling here.
The Michigan Supreme Court has turned down an appeal by Benton Harbor residents who opposed the city’s move to turn part of its public lakefront into a luxury golf course.
The Michigan Supreme Court heard oral arguments this week in a lawsuit filed by former police officer and current Detroit City Councilman Gary Brown against rap star Dr. Dre that involves a very important legal issue — whether citizens can record police officers on duty.
Republican Attorney General Bill Schuette is asking the new Republican majority of the Michigan Supreme Court to reconsider several last minute rulings made at the end of the court’s 2010 session before conservatives took over the court.
For those wondering whether newly elected Gov. Rick Snyder replacement for Maura Corrigan on the state’s high court, Brian Zahra, was a moderate or a more hardline conservative, Peter Luke says that Zahra is cut from the same cloth as the court’s most conservative members.
Governor Snyder has picked 1st District Court of Appeals Judge Brian K. Zahra to replace Justice Maura Corrigan, who is leaving to head the Dept. of Human Services.
Michigan’s new Attorney General wasted no time upon taking office. On top of announcing he would pursue litigation started by his predecessor Mike Cox over the health care reform law passed by Congress last year, Bill Schuette filed an action Thursday in the appeals court seeking to remove newly appointed District Court Judge Hugh Clarke, [...]
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