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Enbridge Energy is responding to a request by the Michigan Attorney General to move her lawsuit against the energy company back to a state court. Enbridge said her appeal undermines a federal court’s “conditions of fairness.”
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Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and Attorney General Dana Nessel want the Legislature to adopt tougher laws to help protect Michigan elections from meddling and threats.
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Several elected officials to take their oath of office this weekend. Including the Governor, Attorney General, and Secretary of State.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Kent County prosecutor Chris Becker reacted to the Court of Appeals ruling Monday by saying he appreciated the clarification.