Blog tagged as Courts

A U.S. Supreme Court decision that sends Alabama congressional map makers back to the drawing board for not making enough Black majority districts throws the future of Michigan's Senate and, maybe, House map into question.

The Michigan Supreme Court has disposed of about half of the cases it had finished at this time last year and the year before that, but the word from inside the high court is that justices are not concerned and that there's confidence that everything will be adjudicated by its July 31 deadline.

The State Officer Compensation Commission (SOCC) Wednesday recommended that Michigan Supreme Court justices receive a 7% salary increase, but no raises for the other elected state officials, out of concern the Legislature wouldn't approve it anyway.

Victims of older sexual assault cases could bring their cases to court much later after the attack than is currently allowed, under revised post-Larry Nassar legislation that was highlighted Thursday at a morning press conference.

The Clare County prosecutor has asked local police for additional information before she decides whether to issue charges in a physical spat between two Republican leaders last week.