Courts

The former Yale Chamber of Commerce treasurer, the wife of Sen. Dan Lauwers (R-Brockway), has been charged with embezzling funds from the organization.

A House subcommittee gave former Republican Attorney General candidate Matt DePerno an opportunity Wednesday morning to argue that Attorney General Dana Nessel is using her office to seek political retribution against him for openly pursuing four felony charges against him for challenging the results of the 2020 presidential election in Antrim County.

A U.S. District Court judge says the government proved DTE expanded its factory on Zug Island in River Rouge without the proper approvals and must pay a $100 million civil penalty.

A Center Line man was sentenced on Friday to 10 months in federal prison for posting online threats to assassinate Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and making calls threatening DTE Energy shareholders.

The University of Michigan historical library must release the papers given to them by a deceased white nationalist under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), even though the school promised to keep them sealed until 2035, the Court of Appeals ruled Friday

U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Holly) said on Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s prosecutors failed to get a grand jury indictment against her for her role in a 90-second social media video reminding Armed Services members they should disobey illegal orders.

Lawsuits against the Department of Environment, Great Lakes & Energy (EGLE) arising out of elevated lead levels in Benton Harbor water will continue after an appeals panel denied the state’s request to dismiss the cases.

A Michigan Court of Appeals panel held this week that an Otsego County barbecue restaurant’s lawsuit challenging the local health department’s pandemic-related orders is moot.

The Attorney General on Monday described two Virginia men sentenced for 2020 robocalls targeting Detroit's black voters as "sociopaths" likely to re-offend.

Judge Says AG, Staff Doesn’t Have To Testify – Yet – At DePerno Hearing

Trump Symbolically Pardon's Michigan's 2020 GOP Electors

Michigan's Anti-Terrorism Law May Not Be Constitutional

High Court Considers Restoring State Consumer Protection Powers

Appeals Court: House Must Present 9 Lame Duck Bills To Governor

Holland Restaurateur Who Defied COVID Orders Loses Again In Court

Cannabis Association Files Suit Over ‘Unconstitutional Tax Scheme’

Attorneys Tell House Committee GOP Electors Case Was Political

The Michigan Supreme Court is considering amending court rules to prohibit bias, prejudice and harassment, prompting the opposition to opine that such a move raises “constitutional objections.”

Former state lawmaker Jewell Jones was arraigned Wednesday on allegations he carried firearms and ammunition magazines into a Saginaw hospital.

A federal jury has awarded nearly $58.5 million in damages to a police officer who was falsely accused by the Attorney General's office of molesting his 4-year-old daughter.