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Karel Vega/WKAR-MSUAfter a five-year legal fight, two far-right activists have pleaded no contest to felonies for a robocall operation to deter Detroit voters from casting ballots in 2020. -
Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives Of Labor And Urban Affair/Wayne State UniversityThe Michigan Court of Appeals has ordered a new trial for a defendant convicted of criminal sexual conduct because the jury that convicted him was never sworn in.
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First-time curfew violators will face a $250 penalty, and $500 for a second offense. Police Chief Todd Bettison said stepping up curfew enforcement is just one tool — but a necessary one —that police need to help deal with a spate of juvenile gun crimes this summer. -
Michigan prosecutors are still asking for more time to respond to a Michigan Supreme Court decision from April. The court found it unconstitutional to hand down mandatory life prison sentences for crimes committed when someone was 19 or 20 years old.As a result, the state’s young adult lifers must receive a new sentence. Prosecutors got a 180-day window to decide whether to again pursue life without parole in those cases. -
A Michigan prosecutor has filed a terrorism charge against a man accused of stabbing 11 people at a Walmart store. The prosecutor believes the terrorism charge fits because the attack near Traverse City on Saturday was intended to “put fear in the entire community." -
The YWCA of Kalamazoo, which brought the lawsuit with the help of the ACLU of Michigan, argues state law could prevent Medicaid recipients from accessing an abortion. -
In Lansing Thursday, lawmakers introduced legislation to ban law enforcement officers from wearing masks. The bill's sponsor says the law would apply to all levels of law enforcement, but is specifically in response to ICE’s tactics. -
For 11 years, Duane Williams was in prison, convicted of setting fire to a Detroit home, killing two people. Not only was Williams innocent — the crime never happened. -
The Michigan Court of Appeals has reversed an earlier ruling and held the state’s terroristic threats law does not violate the First Amendment. -
The family of a student who was murdered in the 2021 Oxford High School shooting can move forward with a lawsuit against the Michigan State Police, under a ruling by the Michigan Court of Appeals. -
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The Supreme Court ruling means a Republican lawsuit alleging the city of Flint didn't hire enough Republican inspectors ahead of the 2022 general election will continue.
