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.
A new study conducted by a Michigan State University undergraduate is shining light on a hitherto underexamined aspect of American government — how the U.S. Supreme Court decides which cases it will hear.
Michigan-based immigration rights advocates are hailing a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that left in place a lower court ruling that said California’s university system can charge in-state tuition rates to undocumented residents who live in the state.
In a 5-4 decision delivered this week the U.S. Supreme Court found that California’s overcrowded prisons violate the Constitution’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment.
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a request from Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli to immediately hear a legal challenge to President Obama’s health care reform bill without allowing the appeals court to hear the case first.
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 is considering a new rule which would require courts to inform undocumented workers that a a plea of guilty could impact their immigration status. The rule is the result of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that undocumented people must be informed of the potential impact of a guilty plea on their [...]
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that federal legislation governing the state sex offender registries does not apply to any actions taken prior to that legislation being passed. The Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act was passed in 2006, requiring all sex offenders who move from one state to another to comply with all the [...]
The Michigan Supreme Court will consider a rule for Michigan courts requiring a trial judge to warn defendants pleading guilty or no contest to criminal charges that such pleas could result in immigration action. A press release from the state’s high court says the members will consider the administrative rule change Thursday at a hearing [...]
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.
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that sending juveniles to prison for life without parole is unconstitutional unless the juvenile has been convicted of murder, the Washington Post reports.
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