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Mess over Metro Detroit’s State House, Senate maps takes huge turn on eve of federal court decision
Read full article: Mess over Metro Detroit’s State House, Senate maps takes huge turn on eve of federal court decisionThe saga over 13 Metro Detroit State House and Senate seats took a turn Thursday when the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission voted to appeal to the United States Supreme Court.
Trump’s removal from primary ballot in Colorado will have no affect on similar attempt in Michigan
Read full article: Trump’s removal from primary ballot in Colorado will have no affect on similar attempt in MichiganThe decision by four justices of the Colorado Supreme Court to ban former President Donald Trump from the primary ballot in that state will have no effect on a similar attempt in Michigan.
Supreme Court rejects novel legislative theory but leaves a door open for 2024 election challenges
Read full article: Supreme Court rejects novel legislative theory but leaves a door open for 2024 election challengesThe U.S. Supreme Court has shot down a legal theory that could've changed the way elections are run across the country.
Metro Detroit law firms’ privacy battle against the IRS heads to US Supreme Court
Read full article: Metro Detroit law firms’ privacy battle against the IRS heads to US Supreme CourtA tax battle is going to the United States Supreme Court as a Metro Detroit law firm called it a fight over the right to privacy, and they're taking on the IRS.
What the landmark same-sex marriage bill would mean for Michigan if Obergefell is overturned
Read full article: What the landmark same-sex marriage bill would mean for Michigan if Obergefell is overturnedThe Senate passed bipartisan legislation Tuesday to protect same-sex marriages, but should it become law, what would that mean for same-sex couples Michigan?
Here’s where things stand after approved student loan forgiveness emails were sent out
Read full article: Here’s where things stand after approved student loan forgiveness emails were sent outMillions of people are learning, yes, they’ve been approved for federal student loan forgiveness under the program President Joe Biden is trying to push through. But those emails and the hang-ups in court are causing some confusion.
Did you get a student loan forgiveness email? Approval emails sent as legal battles continue
Read full article: Did you get a student loan forgiveness email? Approval emails sent as legal battles continueMillions of people are learning, yes, they’ve been approved for federal student loan forgiveness under the program President Joe Biden is trying to push through. But those emails and the hang-ups in court are causing some confusion.
LIVE ELECTION MAP: Michigan election results for Proposal 3 (Abortion) on Nov. 8, 2022
Read full article: LIVE ELECTION MAP: Michigan election results for Proposal 3 (Abortion) on Nov. 8, 2022Use these interactive maps to follow election results for Proposal 3 on abortion and reproductive rights in Michigan on Nov. 8, 2022.
Michigan election results for Proposal 3 on abortion, reproductive rights on Nov. 8, 2022
Read full article: Michigan election results for Proposal 3 on abortion, reproductive rights on Nov. 8, 2022Here’s where you can find Michigan general election results for Proposal 3 on abortion and reproductive rights on voting on Nov. 8, 2022.
Is Prop 3 too confusing? Here’s what the Michigan abortion rights proposal would do if it passes
Read full article: Is Prop 3 too confusing? Here’s what the Michigan abortion rights proposal would do if it passesVoters will decide the future of abortion rights in Michigan during the General Election on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022.
Abortion ruling intensifies fight over state supreme courts
Read full article: Abortion ruling intensifies fight over state supreme courtsThe U.S. Supreme Court's decision striking down a constitutional right to abortion and sending the issue to the states has groups on both sides of the debate focusing more than ever on races this fall for state supreme courts.
Poll: How Michigan voters feel about abortion, overturning Roe, possible ballot proposal
Read full article: Poll: How Michigan voters feel about abortion, overturning Roe, possible ballot proposalA majority of Michigan voters “strongly disagree” with the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the 1973 landmark ruling in Roe v. Wade, according to a new WDIV/Detroit News poll.
Washtenaw County Prosecutor: ‘We will not be prosecuting’ abortions after new court ruling
Read full article: Washtenaw County Prosecutor: ‘We will not be prosecuting’ abortions after new court rulingWashtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit responded to a new Michigan Court of Appeals ruling on abortion.
Michigan court: County prosecutors can enforce abortion ban
Read full article: Michigan court: County prosecutors can enforce abortion banThe Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled that county prosecutors can enforce the state's 91-year-old abortion ban, paving the way for abortion to become illegal in parts of the state.
Trump's lasting legacy grows as Supreme Court overturns Roe
Read full article: Trump's lasting legacy grows as Supreme Court overturns RoeThe Supreme Court's decision that women have no constitutional right to an abortion marked the apex of a week that reinforced Donald Trump's grip on Washington more than a year and a half after he exited the White House.
Live updates | Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade
Read full article: Live updates | Supreme Court overturns Roe v. WadePolice fired tear gas from the windows of the Arizona Capitol building to disperse hundreds of people demonstrating outside Friday night, as lawmakers briefly huddled in a basement.
Detroit-native J. Michelle Childs under consideration for Supreme Court nomination
Read full article: Detroit-native J. Michelle Childs under consideration for Supreme Court nominationThe White House confirmed Judge J. Michelle Childs is being considered on the President’s short list of prominent Black women who would change the face and approach of the Supreme Court.
‘Equal dignity for all people’: Michigan AG Dana Nessel fights to help others live their truth
Read full article: ‘Equal dignity for all people’: Michigan AG Dana Nessel fights to help others live their truthMichigan Attorney General Dana Nessel made history as the first openly gay person elected to a Michigan statewide office.
Political upheaval alters strategies in US abortion debate
Read full article: Political upheaval alters strategies in US abortion debateThe mood is more sober now a mix of disappointment over Trumps defeat and hope that his legacy of judicial appointments will lead to future court victories limiting abortion rights. The mood is more sober now — a mix of disappointment over Trump’s defeat and hope that his legacy of judicial appointments will lead to future court victories limiting abortion rights. Meanwhile, Trump, whose administration took numerous steps to curtail abortion access, has been replaced as president by Joe Biden, a staunch supporter of abortion rights. Bullock supported abortion rights during eight years in office. Becerra and Biden are Roman Catholic, and the new administration's support for abortion rights poses a dilemma for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Texas AG files lawsuit in U.S. Supreme Court against Michigan on election process
Read full article: Texas AG files lawsuit in U.S. Supreme Court against Michigan on election processLANSING, Mich. – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a Lawsuit Tuesday claiming that Michigan and other battleground states altered election laws and flooded the state with ballots with no chain of custody. The lawsuit asks the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case after the Court declined to hear a Pennsylvania case that wanted to reverse that state’s vote certification. The lawsuit repeats numerous false, disproven and unsupported allegations of illegal mail-in balloting and voting in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. This year, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson sent out applications to vote, not actual ballots, unless the voter completed the process to vote absentee. Their votes were counted, in some cases, multiple times.”The audits will include a statewide risk-limiting audit, a complete zero-margin risk-limiting audit in Antrim County, and procedural audits in more than 200 jurisdictions statewide, including absentee ballot counting boards, according to the Bureau.
Texas attorney general files lawsuit against Michigan on election process
Read full article: Texas attorney general files lawsuit against Michigan on election processLANSING, Mich. – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a brief Tuesday claiming that Michigan and other battleground states altered election laws and flooded the state with ballots with no chain of custody. This year, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson sent out applications to vote, not actual ballots unless the voter completed the process to vote absentee. President Donald Trump’s legal team has not been successful in Michigan so far. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court declined to hear a case that wanted to reverse Pennsylvania’s vote certification. Their votes were counted, in some cases, multiple times.”Watch the full report in the video posted above.
Michigan leaders respond to Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination
Read full article: Michigan leaders respond to Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nominationWASHINGTON – President Donald Trump announced Saturday he was nominating Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. “I am thrilled that President Trump has chosen Amy Coney Barrett to serve as the next associate justice on the Supreme Court. Amy Coney Barrett has a proven track record of protecting our Constitution, honoring the sanctity of life, and fighting for the rule of law. The nomination of Amy Coney Barrett is an unconscionable assault on the Affordable Care Act. As I have said before, I do not support the Senate moving forward on a Supreme Court nomination until after Inauguration Day.