The denial is among multiple legal dead ends families have come up against in recent months, including the recent dismissal of federal civil suits against the district. With this newest development, it appears families have very few legal paths left to pursue in their claims against what district officials could have done to prevent the shooting.
Read MoreA split Michigan Court of Appeals invalidated that warrant, however, finding it was too general for requirements under the U.S. Constitution’s Fourth Amendment. The amendment blocks “unreasonable searches and seizures.”
Read MoreAttorneys for the former Grand Rapids police officer charged in the April 2022 fatal shooting of Patrick Lyoya are asking the Michigan Supreme Court to consider whether Christopher Schurr, who faces a second-degree murder charge, should have to stand trial.
Read MoreIn his appeal, Kelly argued that Illinois’ former and shorter statute of limitations on child sex prosecutions should have applied to his Chicago case rather than current law permitting charges while an accuser is still alive.
Read More“We conclude that the trial court erroneously admitted testimony of uncharged, alleged prior sexual acts against persons other than the complainants of the underlying crimes because that testimony served no material non-propensity purpose,” the ruling states.
Read MoreA federal appeals court affirmed the dismissal of a civil rights lawsuit by former Warren Mayor Jim Fouts, who requested the August 2023 primary election for Warren mayor be decertified and a special mayoral election be held with his name on the ballot.
Read MoreA coalition of business groups and Republican lawmakers appealed to the Michigan Supreme Court Monday, arguing a one-year reduction in the state's personal income tax rate should be made permanent.
Read MoreA Michigan Court of Appeals panel has again affirmed summary disposition for the defendant homeowner on an injured guest’s premises liability claim on remand from the Michigan Supreme Court despite that court’s decision last year that set a new framework for the open and obvious danger doctrine.
Read MoreThe Michigan Attorney General’s Office argued Thursday in a federal appellate court that its lawsuit to shutdown the Line 5 oil pipeline should be returned to a Michigan court.
Read MoreMatthew Burchard sued for gross negligence after he lost control of his golf cart in 2019 while going down a steep hill on the third hole at "Threetops," — one of several courses at the popular northern Michigan resort near Gaylord. Burchard was ejected from the cart, which flipped and landed on him.
Read MoreGun Owners of America has filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court to examine the constitutionality of Illinois’ stringent rifle ban, arguing it infringes on the rights of gun owners.
Read MoreSupreme Court justice Samuel Alito on Tuesday briefly extended the pause on a new Texas law that, once in effect, would have empowered local and state law enforcement to arrest and deport illegal immigrants who cross the southern border.
Read MoreThe 9th Circuit compared the searches to the “abuses of power” that “led to adoption of the Fourth Amendment in the first place.”
Read MoreThe Michigan Court of Appeals denied a request Thursday to reconsider its earlier opinion stating that a former Grand Rapids police officer should stand trial for murder in the 2022 killing of a Black motorist.
Read MoreThe personal income tax reduction of 2023 was intended to last for one year only, the Michigan Court of Appeals ruled Thursday, upholding the position of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's administration.
Read MoreNeal Bissonnette and Tyler Wojnarowski drove trucks that delivered Wonder Bread and other baked goods. They sued Flowers Foods in 2019, claiming they were wrongly classified as independent contractors to avoid wage laws. Flowers Foods sought to enforce arbitration, which the courts supported, despite the argument of the drivers that they should be exempt as “transportation workers.”
Read MoreThe Supreme Court on Monday unanimously ruled that states cannot remove former President Donald Trump from the 2024 election ballot, overturning a Colorado court ruling that said he was ineligible to run for office because of his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol attack.
Read MoreThe Supreme Court will review Donald Trump’s unprecedented claim that he is shielded from prosecution for actions taken while in office, further delaying the former president’s federal trial in the nation’s capital on charges of conspiring to overturn his 2020 election loss to remain in power.
Read MoreFitting a bump stock to a rifle enables the weapon to fire hundreds of bullets per minute. The Trump administration banned the devices by classifying them as machine guns after they were used in the deadliest mass shooting in US history. Under the 1986 National Firearms Act, owning a machine gun is illegal. But a Texas resident and gun shop owner Michael Cargill has challenged the ban on bump stocks, saying the government has interpreted what qualifies as a machine gun too broadly.
Read MoreThe Michigan Supreme Court confirmed that excessive, illegal interest rates cannot be collected even if the loan document includes a clause stating that any of the fees and charges connected to the transaction should not be construed as illegal interest. This opinion has made it abundantly clear that an interest rate for a loan in Michigan that exceeds the statutory limit of 25 percent is still illegal and impermissible, even if those costs are not labelled as interest.
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