An injunction suspending enforcement of Michigan’s 1931 ban on abortions only applies to the state, an attorney for prosecutors contends, revealing the tenuousness of the law after the Supreme Court decision.
Jonathan Oosting
Jonathan is a deputy editor for Bridge Michigan. He helps plan and execute in-depth reporting and campaign coverage. As a longtime political reporter, Jonathan was named 2021 Journalist of the Year by the Michigan Press Association. He and a colleague shared that honor again in 2023, when they were also named Journalists of the Year by the Society of Professional Journalists – Detroit Chapter. Jonathan covered the state Capitol for The Detroit News and MLive before joining Bridge in September of 2019. He's from Grand Rapids, lives in Lansing and loves spending time Up North.
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What’s next after Roe in Michigan: Lawsuits, a ballot measure and uncertainty
Questions and answers after ruling: Abortion is still legal and being performed, but that could change soon as the courts adjudicate a 1931 ban that predated Roe v. Wade.
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Roe v. Wade overturned in blockbuster ruling. Abortion still legal in Michigan
The fate of abortion access will be left to states under a new U.S. Supreme Court ruling. Michigan has a 1931 law that makes abortion a felony that is being litigated in the court system.
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Trump fake elector probe into 2020 race expands with Michigan subpoenas
At least one would-be elector whose signature appeared on a document falsely declaring President Trump the winner of the 2020 election was interviewed by federal investigators Thursday. A Trump campaign attorney involved in the Michigan effort was also subpoenaed.
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Ex-GOP Chair: Trump fake electors plotted to hide overnight in Michigan Capitol
Former state GOP Chair Laura Cox tells January 6th committee of ‘insane’ plan to appoint electors loyal to former President Donald Trump even though he lost the Michigan election.
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Michigan GOP rejects LGBT Pride resolution, wants 'lifestyle' disclaimer
Michigan Republicans adopted an identical LGBT Pride Month resolution last year. But the Senate GOP refused to do so in 2022 without adding a disclaimer that “not every citizen in Michigan agrees with the lifestyle.”
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Barr to Trump: Detroit not rigged, vote machine claims ‘idiotic’
In recorded testimony, former Attorney General Bill Barr debunks claims about Michigan’s biggest city and says he worried Trump was ‘detached from reality.’
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Whitmer vetoes GOP tax cut plan (again) but urges negotiations (again)
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer argued the latest GOP tax cut plan was sent to her with “constitutional defects,” but once again said she is willing to negotiate an election-year tax relief package.
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‘Pure chaos’ in Michigan as FBI arrest, forgeries rock GOP governor primary
Republican gubernatorial hopeful Ryan Kelley caps another wild week in Michigan politics by arguing his arrest amounts to a “political witch hunt.” James Craig, meanwhile, says he’ll run a write-in campaign after he and four others got booted from the ballot over forged signatures.
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FBI arrests Ryan Kelley, Michigan GOP governor candidate, over Capitol riots
The FBI executes search warrant on Kelley’s home in Allendale; he has been charged with multiple misdemeanors related to the Jan. 6, 2021, riots.