A Grand Traverse County judge is being asked to better justify his sentence for the convicted murderer of a Traverse City teen.
Robert Schwander was sentenced...
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A divided Michigan Court of Appeals panel has upheld extending health benefits to the live-in partners of state employees. The court’s majority rejected the argument that the...
A proposed overhaul to Michigan’s public defense system is on its way to the state Senate. Lawmakers in the House passed the bill today with bipartisan support.
Michigan’s...
There is some question on the reach of a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down automatic life-without-parole sentences for juveniles. ...
The Legislature interrupts its summer recess for a quick return visit to the state Capitol this week. As part of its official business, a pair of House committees will go to work...
By Rick Pluta
The U-S Supreme Court has struck down life-without-parole requirement laws for juveniles. In Michigan, more than 350 young people have been sentenced to life without the...
About 150 people met in Lansing today to support a bill banning foreign or religious laws in Michigan. The measure would forbid courts from using such laws in their deliberations...
The state Court of Appeals says a Baptist pastor may not testify about the confession allegedly made to him by a member of his congregation.
The pastor summoned a teenager...
It is now against the law in Michigan to lie or conceal facts from police officers who are investigating a crime. The law says people do not give up their right to remain silent,...
The Michigan State Police say a new laboratory unit in Northville will focus on testing rape kits from metropolitan Detroit and officials say the dedicated...
