Attorney General Dana Nessel

A Catholic church in St. Johns within the Diocese of Lansing is suing Attorney General Dana Nessel and the Michigan Department of Civil Rights over recent changes to the state’s civil rights laws.A ruling from the Michigan Supreme Court this summer said that members of the LGBTQ community are protected from discrimination by the state’s civil rights laws. The Elliot-Larsen Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, and the justices concluded in a 5-2 decision that the law also applies to sexual orientation and gender identity.

East Lansing’s mayor and city manager are officially asking Attorney General Dana Nessel to drop charges against a man shot by East Lansing police in April.DeAnthony VanAtten has been charged with seven felonies and one misdemeanor after allegedly running into a Meijer store with a gun.

A sheriff’s deputy in Ogemaw County could face up to five years in prison.That’s if he’s convicted of assault and battery, and misconduct in office charges which were announced on Wednesday, August 24.In a separate case, Nessel will not pursue charges against East Lansing Police Department officers for shooting a suspect in a Meijer parking lot this past April.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel heard from people assisted by an Upper Peninsula program that helps expunge criminal records on Friday, August 19. She learned about their experiences during a visit to Marquette.

An Oakland County judge has issued an injunction that blocks enforcement of Michigan’s 1931 law that bans abortions in most cases.Judge Jacob Cunningham said the law appears to violate rights to due process.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has asked a council of local prosecutors to take the unusual step of naming an outside counsel to look into allegations of election tampering and illegally seizing voting machines.

Kent County prosecutor Chris Becker reacted to the Court of Appeals ruling Monday by saying he appreciated the clarification.

The draft opinion by U.S. Supreme Court justice Samuel Alito that leaked last week signaled the high court’s conservative majority is set to overturn Roe vs Wade. The 1973 decision protected a woman’s right to have an abortion without government interference.

Attorney General Dana Nessel is urging Michiganders to take steps to protect their data from being shared by phone software applications.

The state attorney general’s office has reached a settlement with the owners of more than two dozen Mackinaw City hotels.