Blog categorized as Courts

Ingham County Looking At Flagging Bias In Court System

12/06/23 04:26 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Ingham County Looking At Flagging Bias In Court System
Ingham County Commissioners may hire a third party to create a criminal justice monitoring system to break down the decisions coming out of the county’s courts and prosecutor’s office by demographic groups.

Engineering Firm Agrees To Pay $8M To Settle Flint Water Crisis Suit 

11/17/23 04:23 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Engineering Firm Agrees To Pay $8M To Settle Flint Water Crisis Suit 
A federal judge granted preliminary approval on Wednesday for an $8 million settlement in the Flint water crisis civil lawsuit from engineering firm Lockwood Andrews & Newnam (LAN).

Personal Identifying Information May Be Erased From Court Records 

11/16/23 10:45 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Personal Identifying Information May Be Erased From Court Records 
The Michigan Supreme Court today clarified court rules regarding redacting personal identifying information (PII), in a case involving an Eastpointe woman who claims her mother’s death certificate contains inaccurate information provided by an “unethical attorney.”

Alternate GOP Elector Can't Take Case To Federal Court 

11/06/23 04:26 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Alternate GOP Elector Can't Take Case To Federal Court 
A federal judge rejected a Grand Blanc woman’s request to move her state charges related to the GOP alternate electors’ scheme to federal court.

AGs Office Admits Flint Water Prosecutions Closed

11/01/23 05:03 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
AGs Office Admits Flint Water Prosecutions Closed
It’s official – criminal charges against former Gov. Rick Snyder arising out of the Flint water crisis is dead after the Michigan Supreme Court Tuesday denied the Attorney General’s appeal request.