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Fear of being killed or physically harmed can be used as a defense against charges of second-degree murder, says Michigan Supreme Court.
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Michigan Supreme Court Justice Bridget Mary McCormack has called on the new Legislature to fix a legal loophole that denies compensation for people wrongfully convicted of felonies after a decision from the court on Thursday, December 22.
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Elizabeth Clement is the new chief justice of the Michigan Supreme Court.
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The Michigan Supreme Court has returned a challenge to the University of Michigan’s on-campus gun restrictions to a lower court.The unsigned court order instructs the Michigan Court of Appeals to consider whether the U-of-M policy violates a US Supreme Court decision. The US Supreme Court, in a case from New York, struck down many gun restrictions.
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Earlier this year the Michigan Secretary of State restricted poll watchers’ credentialing, their communication, and their use of electronic devices in absentee ballot counting facilities.Republican Party representatives challenged that guidance, and a state court invalidated some of its provisions.
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The Michigan Supreme Court is the high stakes election in November that you might not be paying attention to.
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The Michigan Supreme Court will decide whether changes made to the state’s auto insurance law in 2019 are constitutional. But, in an order issued Thursday, the court said insurance companies must continue paying the pre-2019 benefit levels until the case is decided.
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A group of more than 500 doctors has filed a brief with the Michigan Supreme Court calling for a ruling that abortion rights are protected.The Committee to Protect Health Care is trying to nudge the court to grant a request from Governor Gretchen Whitmer. She wants the court to rule abortion rights are constitutionally safeguarded and a 1931 abortion ban is null and void.
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Candidates for the Michigan Supreme Court are outlining what they feel are the biggest threats facing the judiciary.They discussed their views during a forum hosted this week by the League of Women Voters of Michigan and the Jewish Bar Association of Michigan.
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A paperwork error regarding party affiliation is enough to keep a political candidate off the ballot.