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The Michigan Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in a case focused on whether a parent facilitating her child’s sexual abuse by a drug dealer constitutes an aggravated circumstance that should mean the loss of parental rights.

ecretary of State Jocelyn Benson has been involved in 69 election-related lawsuits more than six years into her tenure, more than the past four Secretaries of State combined, according to data compiled by the Legislative Service Bureau for Rep. Steve Carra (R-Three Rivers).

Michigan police officers and citizens who use deadly force when acting in justifiable self-defense would be granted civil immunity under legislation introduced last week.

Court of Appeals Judge Noah Hood was appointed on Wednesday to succeed former Justice Elizabeth Clement on the Michigan Supreme Court.

Michigan Supreme Court justices, who have received one pay raise in 22 years, will be the lowest-paid judicial position in state government starting in October.

Mentally Ill Child Abandoned By Parents Declared Homeless 

The ACLU of Michigan is going to court to preserve the immigration status of four international students attending Michigan universities.

(Source: MIRS.news , Published 04/02/2025) The smell of marijuana from a parked vehicle alone no longer establishes reasonable suspicion...

(Source: MIRS.news , Published 04/01/2025) A coalition of 23 states, including Michigan, and the District of Columbia, is suing the U.S....

The Wayne County prosecutor’s office charged a Jackson man with stalking AG Dana Nessel and her wife, a Plymouth city commissioner.

The State Bar of Michigan recently expressed concerns about "any and all threats to the judiciary, the Constitution and American democracy."

The Weaponization of State Government subcommittee is asking the AG's office for financial documents related to the Flint water crisis.

(Source: MIRS.news , Published 01/27/2025) An appeals panel  affirmed  the conviction and sentence of a Battle Creek mother who...