Blog tagged as Courts

Proposed Budget Pays Someone To Scrub Judges' Addresses From The Internet

02/26/24 11:32 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Proposed Budget Pays Someone To Scrub Judges' Addresses From The Internet
Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Elizabeth Clement urged Senators to support a Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget that spends $475,000 and dedicates one full-time employee to removing judges’ personal information – such as home addresses – from the internet.

Judge Gives Final OK To UIA Fraud Lawsuit Settlement 

01/30/24 12:22 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Judge Gives Final OK To UIA Fraud Lawsuit Settlement 
A judge gave final approval Monday to a $20 million settlement – money the Legislature set aside in September 2022 – to fully compensate unemployment claimants who were falsely accused of fraud.

Viviano Fears DEI Commission Will 'Sow Division, Conflict' 

01/18/24 12:17 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Viviano Fears DEI Commission Will 'Sow Division, Conflict' 
Justice David Viviano Wednesday reiterated his opposition to the Michigan court system's Commission on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI).

Trump Electors Want Suit Filed By Biden Electors Thrown Out 

12/20/23 01:48 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Trump Electors Want Suit Filed By Biden Electors Thrown Out 
Attorneys for four of the 16 Trump electors have asked the Kent County Circuit Court to dismiss a “patently frivolous” lawsuit filed by three Biden electors.

Linden ‘Militia’ Man Gets 4 Years For Clubbing Police On Jan. 6 

12/18/23 01:04 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Linden ‘Militia’ Man Gets 4 Years For Clubbing Police On Jan. 6 
The self-professed executive officer of the Genesee County Volunteer Militia was sentenced to more than four years in prison Friday for clobbering Capitol police with a baton he stole from one of them during chaos on Jan. 6, 2021.