Blog tagged as Courts

Attorneys for three men accused of supporting the kidnapping plot against the Governor questioned an FBI agent Tuesday, trying to establish whether the state's evidence, including memes, is illegal.

Attorneys for three men accused of supporting the kidnapping plot against the Governor questioned an FBI agent Tuesday, trying to establish whether the state's evidence, including memes, is illegal.

Attorneys for three men accused of supporting the kidnapping plot against the Governor questioned an FBI agent Tuesday, trying to establish whether the state's evidence, including memes, is illegal.

The Michigan Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal that could have answered whether the state has jurisdiction to criminally prosecute tribal citizens for crimes committed on tribal land.

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."