Courts

The Michigan Supreme Court says its decision to dismiss unconstitutional indictments in the Flint water cases does not apply retroactively to other defendants.

“The state told the members of the community that your water is safe to drink and, effectively, now what the state is saying is, well, you shouldn’t have listened to us,” says an attorney representing the plaintiffs.

A zoo in the western Upper Peninsula is asking the Michigan Supreme Court to refuse a case that seeks a ruling that chimpanzees have constitutional rights against wrongful imprisonment.

A Michigan judge has issued a preliminary injunction to stop the state from spending roughly $645 million from a past budget cycle.

A gambling case involving several NCAA basketball players and teams has made major headlines — and court filings allege one incident took place during a University at Buffalo vs. Western Michigan University basketball game.

Bypassing the Court of Claims would have sped up the Michigan cannabis industry's lawsuit over the state's new wholesale tax on marijuana, but the state appeals court says it's not persuaded that the case needs immediate review.

Attorney General Dana Nessel backs proposed Michigan Supreme Court rule change limiting civil arrests in state and local courthouses.

Attorneys for both the state of Michigan and roughly 2,000 property owners across Midland, Gladwin and Saginaw counties gave opening statements Monday in the high-stakes trial over responsibility of the dam's 2020 failure.

Ihab Hassan is suing Central Michigan University claiming that his disability accommodations were denied.

The proportion of inmates older than 65 is growing, driven by longer sentences imposed by judges, Department of Corrections data shows.