Courts

Right to Life of Michigan has notified the state it will appeal a federal judge’s dismissal of its challenge to the state’s 2022 voter-approved abortion rights amendment.

The Michigan Court of Appeals says the Republican-controlled state House cannot sit on nine bills adopted last year when Democrats were in control.

An animal rights group plans to appeal a case to the Michigan Supreme Court, seeking an unlawful imprisonment hearing for six chimpanzees at an Upper Peninsula zoo.

The event was part of the Court Community Connections program, which mains to help teach students about the judicial system.

The Michigan Court of Appeals is being asked to order a hearing in a case that alleges a zoo is violating the habeas corpus rights of chimpanzees against unlawful confinement.

The state says the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center missed the window to sue. The group says the harm of the state's policy is ongoing.

Thomas Evans comes to Lake County after having served as the prosecutor for Luce County in the eastern Upper Peninsula.

It's been three months since the North Lake Correctional Facility reopened as an ICE detention center. IPR speaks to some attorneys who have been inside and in touch with detainees.

Cases in Benzie County, the Upper Peninsula and elsewhere demonstrate that small communities are not immune from big theft, and that the betrayal is deeply felt.

Peninsula Township, a community with just over 6,000 people, is facing a $50 million pay out after losing a federal lawsuit.