JURIST
NOVEMBER 19, 2021
The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Wednesday rejected a challenge to a Michigan law restricting term limits in the legislature. Michigan voters added term limits for state legislators and state executives to their state constitution in 1992. If they want to change the law, they’ll have to do that at the ballot box.
JURIST
JUNE 28, 2022
The Michigan Supreme Court Tuesday ruled that defendants charged in connection with the Flint water crisis are entitled to preliminary examinations. Baird and Nicolas Lyon, were charged for their roles in the Flint water crisis under Michigan’s “one-man grand jury statute.”
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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
APRIL 11, 2025
Over the last five years, several states, including New York (2020), California (2022), Illinois (2023), and Michigan (2023) have adopted comprehensive permitting reforms that curtail the power of local governments to block development of large-scale renewable energy projects. Amicus brief filed by the Sabin Center and Goodman Acker P.C.
JURIST
FEBRUARY 26, 2021
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.
Above The Law
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
There will be some very high quality candidates who arent getting into any law school this yearbut the caliber of law students in this incoming class is going to be very high and really, really strong at all schools across the board. Staci Zaretsky is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011.
The Crime Report
JUNE 17, 2022
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed two bills ( HB 4631 and HB 4632 ) that expand civil forfeiture at airports, making it much easier for law enforcement to seize, and permanently keep, cash and other valuables from travelers without requiring a conviction, Forbes reports.
JURIST
OCTOBER 18, 2024
Georgia law enforcement have stated that the father bought his son the semi-automatic rifle that was used in the shooting, as well as “a tactical vest, ammunition and sight for the weapon and larger-capacity magazines for the rifle at his son’s request.”
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