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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.
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A Michigan Supreme Court order means the mother of the Oxford High School shooter will remain in prison while she appeals her involuntary manslaughter convictions.
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Michigan Supreme Court to decide who gets the rights of frozen embryos after a divorce.
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A frozen embryo is the center of a custody battle between a divorced couple that will play out Wednesday in arguments before the Michigan Supreme Court.
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The Michigan Supreme Court will decide whether some people convicted under the state's felony murder law should have their life-without-parole sentences reconsidered.
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Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Elizabeth Clement says she will step down from the court by April 30.
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Today, a candidate for Michigan’s Supreme Court talks about his views on a hot-button decision involving a wage law and the legislature. Then, Michiganders pitch in on hurricane relief.Also, how to say “light saber” in Anishinaabemowin — the translation of Star Wars into indigenous language. Plus, artist Hadassah GreenSky on her path discovering her own creative heritage.
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An interview with Republican state Representative Andrew Fink, who is seeking a seat on the Michigan Supreme Court. Also, a conversation about the wave of political activity this year among Arab Americans motivated by the violence in Gaza and Lebanon.
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Today, one hopeful for the Michigan Supreme Court calls for more focus on young defendants, kicking off a series of conversations with candidates for the highest bench in the state. Also, this week in Detroit, your chance to get up close and very personal with the people reporting the news. Plus, the first episode of What the Vote?, a limited series podcast by Stateside centering on Gen Z perspectives.
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The state Supreme Court is keeping in place lower court decisions that found the state does not owe compensation to students or businesses affected by the shutdowns.