Criminal Justice & Legal System

The Michigan Supreme Court has officially closed the books on Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s effort to have Michigan’s 1931 abortion law declared unconstitutional.

Prosecutors lost decisions Thursday in two more Flint water cases.

At issue is whether plaintiffs, defendants, witnesses, and others can choose how they will be identified in court proceedings.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed sympathetic to the arguments of a deaf student who sued his public school system for providing an inadequate education, a legal challenge important for other disabled students and their families.

Leslie King survived 20 years of sex trafficking. Just days before Christmas 2022, Governor Whitmer issued King a pardon.

A feud between neighbors has led the Michigan Court of Appeals to rule "ugly, rude," and "odious" comments alone are not enough to grant a personal protection order.

Three Michigan residents who served as Democratic electors in the 2020 Presidential election have sued the 16 would-be Republican electors who falsely certified to Congress that Donald Trump won the state.

A BridgeDetroit reporter chatted about their new pod series on how Detroit lost Black representation in the U.S. Congress. Then, we heard from a human trafficking survivor who is trying to make sure other survivors of human trafficking get the help they need.

Michigan local governments are supposed to get about $400 million from a national opioid lawsuit settlement for substance abuse treatment and prevention. But they haven't so far, because Ottawa County has filed a lawsuit contesting how the money will be distributed.

Both Malcolm Alexander and Frederick Clay were exonerated after spending decades in prison. Clay has received financial compensation for his wrongful conviction, while Alexander still waits.