Blog categorized as Courts

Washtenaw Prosecutor: Attacks On Reproductive Freedom Initiative Are 'Simply False'

08/23/22 10:53 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Washtenaw Prosecutor: Attacks On Reproductive Freedom Initiative Are 'Simply False'
(Source: MIRS.news, Published 08/22/22) (LANSING) – Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit says the argument that the Reproductive Freedom for All ballot initiative opens the door for unrestricted and non-regulated abortion access "is simply false" and "flatly contradicted" by the proposal's text.

Grot Accuses Carone Of Defamation

08/16/22 11:05 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Grot Accuses Carone Of Defamation
(Source: MIRS.news, Published 08/15/22) Shelby Township Clerk Stan Grot accused well-known election fraud proponent Mellissa Carone of defamation in connection with social-media posts she made about him.

Informant 'Big Dan': 'We Practiced … Killing Individuals'

08/16/22 10:53 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Informant 'Big Dan': 'We Practiced … Killing Individuals'
(Source: MIRS.news, Published 08/15/22) An attorney for a Michigan man on trial for conspiring to kidnap the governor in summer 2020 tried Monday to get a FBI informant known as "Big Dan" to admit the defendants did not practice kidnapping the Governor.

Judge Declares Mistrial In Flint Water Civil Trial

08/12/22 01:41 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Judge Declares Mistrial In Flint Water Civil Trial
(Source: MIRS.news, Published 08/11/22) A federal jury Thursday told the court that it cannot continue its deliberations due to "physical and emotional health of jurors."

Prosecutors Want Governor On Stand In Suit Challenging Abortion Law

08/09/22 11:36 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Prosecutors Want Governor On Stand In Suit Challenging Abortion Law
(Source: MIRS.news, Published 08/08/2022) An attorney representing prosecutors being sued by Governor Gretchen Whitmer has subpoenaed the Governor to testify at an Aug. 17 hearing in Oakland County.