The Michigan Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on the city of Pontiac’s application to leave to appeal a decision made in ongoing litigation between the Board of Trustees of the City of Pontiac Police and Fire Retiree Prefunded Group Health and Insurance Trust on Wednesday.
Read MoreThe justices agreed Tuesday to decide quickly whether to hear the Trump administration's appeal of a federal district court's order to restart the DACA program without waiting for an appeals court ruling.
Read MoreFor years the U.S. Supreme Court has been unwilling to tackle partisan gerrymandering. That left state political parties free to redraw voting maps in egregious ways using ever more powerful software. But the high court may finally be ready to crack down on extreme cases of gerrymandering. It’s taking up two cases this term, including the one in Wisconsin, where Democrats are challenging the Republican-drawn map used to elect the state assembly. The other, Benisek v. Lamone, which it will hear this spring, concerns a Democrat-drawn congressional district in Maryland.
Read MoreOrganized labor faces a transformation this year. In February, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in Janus v. AFSCME to decide whether government employees can be fired for refusing to pay union dues. A decision for petitioner Mark Janus could extend right-to-work protections to millions of public employees, and the implications for public policy and national politics are profound.
Read MoreThe Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed inclined to side with Robert McCoy, who was sentenced to death in Louisiana after his own lawyer told the jury he was guilty of a triple murder.
Read MoreThe Justice Department on Tuesday said it would take the “rare step” of asking the Supreme Court to overturn a judge’s ruling and clear the way for the Trump administration to dismantle a program that provides work permits to undocumented immigrants who have lived in the United States since childhood.
Read MoreA 1992 court ruling barred states from collecting sales taxes on online purchases. That might soon change.
Read MoreThe state of Michigan has agreed to pay $408,000 to a young Detroit man who spent eight years in prison for four murders before prosecutors agreed to drop the conviction.
Read MoreAfter a court battle that lasted more than seven years, Michigan teachers will get their money back.
Read MoreA federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction halting the suspension of driver's licenses in Michigan for people too poor to pay off court debts from traffic tickets, a decision that could impact about 100,000 residents.
Read MoreAn appeals court in New York has affirmed dismissal of a lawsuit that claimed Donald Trump defamed a guest television commentator in his tweets during the presidential campaign.
Read MoreA barefoot burglar unwittingly bared his rear end at an auto-repair shop this month in Waterford.
Read MoreThe Supreme Court said on Monday that it would not hear an appeal in a case that could have resolved whether a federal law prohibits employers from discriminating against gay and lesbian workers.
Read MoreA divided U.S. Supreme Court let President Donald Trump’s travel ban take full effect while legal challenges go forward, handing him a major victory and suggesting the court ultimately will uphold the restrictions.
Read MoreRuling could open up more of the country to wagering and generate up to $15 billion a year.
Read MoreOn Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard what could become the most important electronic-privacy case of the 21st century.
Read MoreThe Supreme Court refused Monday to hear an appeal from gun owners and dealers in Maryland challenging the state’s ban on military-style rifles and detachable magazines.
Read MoreThousands of times a year, the nation's police departments get phone company records allowing them to plot the movements of individual customers. On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether access to that data should require a search warrant issued by a judge.
Read MoreA three-judge Michigan Court of Appeals panel heard arguments Tuesday in the case of Does v. Michigan Department of Corrections, a civil rights lawsuit filed on behalf of young men sent to adult prisons in Michigan when they were under the age of 18. Once inside, the said they were sexually assaulted by adult male prisoners and female prison guards. Corrections officials did little to protect them from harm, the suit says. Attorneys for the state argue that Michigan prisoners have no right under state law to claim civil rights violations.
Read MoreTwo county judges have been appointed to preside over the county’s circuit and probate courts by The Michigan Supreme Court.
Shalina Kumar has been appointed chief circuit court judge and Kathleen Ryan has been named chief probate court judge. The judges will begin serving their two-year terms on Jan. 1, 2018.
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