Blog categorized as Courts

(Source: MIRS.news, Published 07/07/2022) Michigan's Republican-led Legislature asked the appellate court Wednesday to overturn a lower court's preliminary injunction stopping enforcement of the abortion-ban law.

(Source: MIRS.news, Published 06/30/2022) (HOWELL) – State Rep. Jewell Jones (D-Inkster) pleaded guilty Thursday morning to violating probation by drinking alcohol and he was immediately sentenced to 30 days in jail.

(Source: MIRS.news, Published 06/28/2022) The current criminal case against one of nine state officials charged with crimes in the Flint water crisis, former Dept. of Health and Human Services Director Nick Lyon, will be dismissed after the Michigan Supreme Court invalidated the indictment Tuesday.

(Source: MIRS.news, P 05/19/2022) Could the Attorney General's criminal cases against former state officials in the Flint water crisis crumble if the Michigan Supreme Court determines the state's one-person grand jury system is unconstitutional?

Legislation extending the window for victims of violent crime to seek compensation from the state is near the finish line, pushing advocates to make a final call for its success, which they did Thursday during a vigil outside the Capitol.