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The Michigan Supreme Court split along party lines on Wednesday to rule that the Republican-led Legislature’s adopt-and-amend tactic for minimum wage and paid sick leave initiatives in 2018 was unconstitutional.

The Michigan Supreme Court asked on Tuesday for additional briefing in a Livingston County criminal case that asks whether shoes are a dangerous weapon.

A Wayne County man who wished to withdraw his plea – which was conditioned on his twin also taking the deal – is entitled to an evidentiary hearing, the Michigan Supreme Court held Friday.

Use of "gay and trans panic" defenses – a legal strategy to excuse violence against LGBTQ people because the criminal defendant had just discovered their sexual orientation or gender expression – would be officially banned

The trio charged in a signature fraud case that kept eight candidates off the 2022 ballot are headed to trial.