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Justice Megan Cavanagh called out an appellate court's suggestion that a pregnant prospective jury be excluded because, as the defense contended, "she would decide the case based on her emotion rather than logic."

Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Bridget McCormack announced Monday she is retiring no later than Dec. 31 but not before Nov. 22, according to a press release from the court.

(Source: MIRS.news, Published 09/02/22) Legal experts Friday called challenges to the voting and abortion-related ballot initiatives a "ridiculous" effort of "legal politics."

(Source: MIRS.news, Published 08/31/22) The Board of State Canvassers deadlocked on whether the Reproductive Freedom for All proposal belongs on the Nov. 8 ballot, kicking the decision to the Michigan Supreme Court for the second time.

(Source: MIRS.news, Published 08/29/22) A few years ago, an obscure 1984 film called “Breaking 2: Electric Boogaloo” gave rise to a long-running internet meme that morphed into a code for anti-government extremists that was dubbed “Civil War 2: Electric Boogaloo.”