A judge has turned down requests for new trials by the parents of the Oxford High School shooter despite saying prosecutors willfully failed to disclose agreements with two key witnesses.
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University of Michigan drops private security after reports of surveillance
Pro-Palestinian activists accused the private security company of following them on and off campus.
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Santa Ono rejected for University of Florida presidency amid conservative backlash
The Florida Board of Governors, which oversees the state’s universities, voted against Santa Ono, who was most recently president of the University of Michigan.
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Michigan court ends effort to sue Oxford school staff over 2021 mass shooting
The Michigan Supreme Court had dismissed appeals by families of students killed or wounded at Oxford High School in 2021. The order ends efforts to hold employees partly responsible for the mass shooting.
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Ex-officer who killed Patrick Lyoya won’t face second trial, prosecutor says
Christopher Schurr fatally shot the Congolese immigrant in the back of the head after a tumultuous traffic stop. Schurr’s trial ended with a hung jury.
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FBI: Man plotted ISIS-inspired mass shooting at Army site in Michigan
Federal authorities say they arrested a 19-year-old man who is accused of planning an attack on a U.S. Army site in Michigan on behalf of Islamic State.
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House GOP budget proposal targets clean-energy tax credits, pollution rules
Several moves are aimed at clawing back billions in spending authorized by the Inflation Reduction Act.
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Government official's gun flash costs Michigan county $100,000
Grand Traverse County has settled a lawsuit over an elected official who flashed a rifle during a COVID-19-era public meeting on Zoom.
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Mistrial: Murder trial of Michigan police officer Christopher Schurr ends in hung jury
The trial of a Michigan police officer charged with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a 26-year-old Black man has ended in a mistrial.
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Jurors deadlocked in ex-officer's murder trial. Judge says keep trying
Jurors have struggled to reach a unanimous verdict on whether former Grand Rapids police officer Christopher Schurr was justified when he shot and killed Patrick Lyoya in April 2022.
