Michigan Supreme Court

The State Supreme Court elections are technically non-partisan, meaning candidates appear without a party label on the ballot. Instead, parties nominate their choices for the high court. Democratic-backed justices currently hold a 4-3 majority on the bench.

Michigan courts saw an uptick in the number of cases filed at nearly all levels last year. That’s among the data listed in a new state report summarizing the judicial branch’s work in 2023.

A man fled from Kalamazoo officers after they told him he was being detained. He was convicted of fleeing and resisting police. The question was whether the officers should have chased him in the first place.

One of the most anticipated decisions this year from the Michigan Supreme Court will soon determine the fate of the state’s minimum wage and earned sick leave laws. A decision is expected soon as the Supreme Court session wraps up at the end of the month.

The Michigan Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday on rules covering partisan challengers and poll watchers on Election Day.

The Michigan Supreme Court turned down a request Friday to order that a petition to raise the state’s minimum wage be certified to the November ballot.

In a precedent-setting decision, the Michigan Supreme Court will allow a claim of indirect workplace retaliation against an employer.

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.

The Michigan Supreme Court will hear arguments this month about whether a civil case involving 25-year-old clergy sex abuse allegations should go to trial. The case rests upon whether a 2018 state law expanding the civil statute of limitations for criminal sexual conduct applies retroactively.

The Michigan Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday on whether schools can be sued for failing to protect students from sexual harassment by other students.The family of an Alpena Public Schools student is suing the district under Michigan’s Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act.