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Police officers who suspect someone is doing something criminal, but do not give them an avenue to leave the encounter are violating the suspect's constitutional rights, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled Friday in three different but related cases.

An attorney told a federal appellate panel Wednesday that a former Grand Rapids officer charged with murder used permitted methods to subdue a suspect resisting arrest.

Rep. Sarah L. Lightner (R-Springport) called for the immediate resignation of the Michigan Department of Corrections director on Tuesday, citing a failure to address staffing shortages and dangerous working conditions during her nearly 10 years with the department.

The Detroit Police Department has settled a Farmington Hills father’s lawsuit arising from his wrongful arrest in 2020 based on faulty facial recognition technology.

A potential ban on creating and disseminating artificial intelligence (AI)-generated pornography is one step closer to becoming reality, after two bills passed the House Wednesday, 108-2.