Federal authorities say they recently snagged the biggest seizure of fentanyl to date in Michigan, enough to provide "nearly two deadly doses" to everyone living in the state.
Read MoreThe parents of the teenager who killed four students in the 2021 school shooting in Oxford, Michigan, were each sentenced Tuesday to 10 to 15 years in prison, weeks after being convicted of manslaughter.
Read MoreFor more than 30 years, Michiganders who wanted to start a family using a paid surrogate could find themselves facing jail time or even a fine. Under a series of bills signed into law on Monday by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, that is no longer the case.
Read MoreA federal appeals court affirmed the dismissal of a civil rights lawsuit by former Warren Mayor Jim Fouts, who requested the August 2023 primary election for Warren mayor be decertified and a special mayoral election be held with his name on the ballot.
Read MoreDonald Trump is again seeking to get the judge overseeing his April 15 New York criminal trial off the case, arguing the judge's daughter's work for a political consultancy with Democratic clients poses a conflict of interest.
Read MoreThe owner and manager of a cargo ship that rammed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge before the span collapsed last week filed a court petition Monday seeking to limit their legal liability for the deadly disaster.
Read MoreA Wayne County jury awarded a Detroit mother and her 13-year-old son $120 million after a four-week long medical malpractice case stemming from a delayed caesarean section that caused the child to have severe brain damage, cerebral palsy and developmental delays.
Read MoreA coalition of business groups and Republican lawmakers appealed to the Michigan Supreme Court Monday, arguing a one-year reduction in the state's personal income tax rate should be made permanent.
Read MoreCircuit Court Judge Phyllis McMillen last week issued a temporary restraining order against the West Bloomfield School District, barring them from tearing down the century-old Roosevelt Elementary school building. Despite outcry from the community, the district voted in favor of demolishing the building, which has been closed since 2022.
Read MoreA Michigan Court of Appeals panel has again affirmed summary disposition for the defendant homeowner on an injured guest’s premises liability claim on remand from the Michigan Supreme Court despite that court’s decision last year that set a new framework for the open and obvious danger doctrine.
Read MoreThe Michigan Attorney General’s Office argued Thursday in a federal appellate court that its lawsuit to shutdown the Line 5 oil pipeline should be returned to a Michigan court.
Read MoreParents of the victims of a Michigan mass shooting were steadfast observers at court hearings that led to three separate convictions of an entire family. One of their goals now is to see more change rise out of the 2021 tragedy at Oxford High School.
Read MoreMatthew Burchard sued for gross negligence after he lost control of his golf cart in 2019 while going down a steep hill on the third hole at "Threetops," — one of several courses at the popular northern Michigan resort near Gaylord. Burchard was ejected from the cart, which flipped and landed on him.
Read MoreGun Owners of America has filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court to examine the constitutionality of Illinois’ stringent rifle ban, arguing it infringes on the rights of gun owners.
Read MoreSupreme Court justice Samuel Alito on Tuesday briefly extended the pause on a new Texas law that, once in effect, would have empowered local and state law enforcement to arrest and deport illegal immigrants who cross the southern border.
Read MoreThe 9th Circuit compared the searches to the “abuses of power” that “led to adoption of the Fourth Amendment in the first place.”
Read MoreThe Michigan Court of Appeals denied a request Thursday to reconsider its earlier opinion stating that a former Grand Rapids police officer should stand trial for murder in the 2022 killing of a Black motorist.
Read MoreThe personal income tax reduction of 2023 was intended to last for one year only, the Michigan Court of Appeals ruled Thursday, upholding the position of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's administration.
Read MoreA federal appeals court panel has upheld a U.S. magistrate’s decision to dismiss a lawsuit against the city of Waco filed by a veteran Waco police officer who claims he was retaliated against and his life endangered for his outspoken views on race and community relations.
Read MoreNeal Bissonnette and Tyler Wojnarowski drove trucks that delivered Wonder Bread and other baked goods. They sued Flowers Foods in 2019, claiming they were wrongly classified as independent contractors to avoid wage laws. Flowers Foods sought to enforce arbitration, which the courts supported, despite the argument of the drivers that they should be exempt as “transportation workers.”
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