Legal

Kate Parney, who worked as a women's soccer coach at Alma College for about two years, is suing the school for wrongful termination and gender discrimination.

A divorced couple's custody fight over a frozen embryo will head to the Michigan Supreme Court next month.

Brien Burton, 44, has been indicted on seven federal crimes, with a maximum punishment of over a decade.

Prisoners in Michigan could see some access to the state’s Freedom of Information Act under legislation that passed in the state House this week.

Democrats in the state Legislature are sponsoring a bill they say would help people fend off defamation lawsuits filed by businesses trying to stifle criticism.

The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians has passed a new resolution recognizing nature’s inherent rights.

A state House panel held its first hearing Thursday on legislation to create a right to legal representation for people facing eviction from their rental homes.

The Michigan Supreme Court is asked to decide whether sneakers and flip flops can be considered a dangerous weapon for the purpose of charging a teenager with assault.

A Michigan bill package to make physically assaulting someone because of their sexual orientation, age, or disability status a hate crime moved out of a state House committee Tuesday.

The Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians could soon be the first tribal nation in Michigan to formally grant legal rights to nature.