Michigan Eastern District Federal Court

A modern, light-colored brick government building under a bright blue sky with wispy clouds. The facade features prominent black text reading "4133 WASHTENAW 14A-1 DISTRICT COURT" and "2201 HOGBACK WASHTENAW COUNTY SHERIFF". Three tall flagpoles stand in front of a glass-windowed entryway. A row of concrete bollards lines the curved sidewalk in the foreground.

Washtenaw County asks for federal immigration lawsuit to be dismissed

Edith Pendell

In a motion filed June 17, county attorneys argue that federal law does not require local governments to assist with immigration enforcement.

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Criminal Justice & Legal System

Federal prosecutors charge 8 with threat campaign to urge UM to divest from Israel

Beenish Ahmed

The indictment describes threats against several anonymous victims, including littering shrouded and broken baby dolls across the lawn of one and throwing jars full of "a noxious chemical" into the home of another.

A black-and-white collage with three horizontal layers. The top image features a high-security fence with razor wire and a transport van. A jagged, torn-paper strip is overlaid across the center with the text: "not only wrong but also fundamentally unfair." The bottom image is a sign for the "GEO North Lake Processing Center" located at 1805 West 32nd Street. The sign and surrounding ground are covered in a layer of snow, with trees visible in the background.

Criminal Justice & Legal System

Judges rule hundreds of immigrants “unlawfully detained” at ICE center in Northern Michigan

Adam Yahya Rayes, Michelle Jokisch Polo, Lindsey Smith

As the population in the privately-run North Lake Processing Center in Baldwin grew in September 2025, habeas corpus petitions started to show up in Michigan’s federal District Courts. Judges granted most of the hundreds of petitions they’ve ruled on.

Criminal Justice & Legal System

Flint joins other Michigan cities suing Big Pharma over opioid problems

Steve Carmody

Flint is the latest Michigan city to file a lawsuit against the nation’s largest manufacturers of opioid drugs.Lawyers for the city filed a 111 page brief…