Matthew 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 MoreA federal appeals court panel has upheld a U.S. magistrate’s decision to dismiss a lawsuit against the city of Waco filed by a veteran Waco police officer who claims he was retaliated against and his life endangered for his outspoken views on race and community relations.
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 More“It would be evident to a reasonable officer that (Akima) was, quite apparently, sober,” Judge Jane Stranch said in a 3-0 opinion. “So a reasonable jury could conclude that (the) arrest was not supported by probable cause and that Officer Peca was not entitled to qualified immunity.”
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.
Read MoreDonald Trump on Monday appealed a judge's ruling that the former U.S. president must pay $454 million in penalties and interest for fraudulently exaggerating his net worth and the values of his real estate holdings to secure better loan terms.
Read MoreThe case highlights ongoing legal risks in the cryptocurrency space. Many early Bitcoin adopters financed their crypto holdings through high-risk investment schemes or paid others to mine on their behalf, with rewards to be shared. But without clear written agreements, it can be difficult to later prove the existence of a binding contract if disputes arise. Additionally, Bitcoin and other digital assets remain unregulated, so activities like using crypto for online gambling exist in a legal gray area. As the industry continues to mature, more definitive laws and regulations are needed to better resolve these types of contractual and consumer protection issues.
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