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Three men guilty of plot to kidnap Michigan governor, jury finds

JURIST

A Jackson County, Michigan, Jury Wednesday convicted Joseph Morrison, Pete Musico and Paul Bellar for felony charges related to their 2020 plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer from her summer home. . The convictions are the first under Michigan’s anti-terrorism act.

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Supreme Court rules suit cannot proceed against plainclothes officers who mistakenly attacked Michigan man

JURIST

The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a Michigan college student is unable to proceed with a Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) lawsuit against two federal officers who tackled him after mistaking him for a fugitive in 2014. He also sued the officers individually under a Bivens action, claiming four violations of his Fourth Amendment rights.

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Three men sentenced to prison for plot to kidnap Michigan governor

JURIST

A Michigan court Thursday sentenced three men involved in a 2020 plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer to prison. Pete Musico, Joseph Morrison and Paul Bellar were all sentenced in the Jackson County Circuit Court to separate prison terms after a jury found them guilty of felony charges in October. in August 2022.

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Michigan AG Calls for Special Prosecutor in 2020 Election Tampering Probe

The Crime Report

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has asked the Michigan Prosecuting Attorneys Coordinating Council, a state agency, to appoint a special prosecutor to consider charges against nine people in connection with an effort to gain access to voting machines after the 2020 election, reports the Associated Press.

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Michigan Bill Could Give Parents Life in Prison for Providing Trans Care

The Crime Report

A new Michigan bill would consider parents giving care-providing trans treatment to their children as child abuse, applying to anyone who “knowingly or intentionally consents to, obtains, or assists with a gender transition procedure for a child.” Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga.

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MAGA Bullsh*tters Jacob Wohl And Jack Burkman Slapped With Very Real $5M FCC Fine

Above The Law

To go along with those felony indictments in Michigan and Ohio.

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Former prosecutor faces felony misconduct charges related to alleged inappropriate relationship

ABA Journal

A former Michigan state prosecutor will be charged with two counts of felony misconduct in office after allegedly engaging in an inappropriate relationship with a…

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