Plugging sensitive reproductive health data, such as information on menstrual cycles, into a tracking app could be used in prosecutions if the state once again bans abortion, the Attorney General warned.
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Supreme Court: Flint water indictments against Rick Snyder, others invalid
The Michigan Supreme Court unanimously rejected the use of a one-judge grand jury by Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office to indict the ex-governor and other Flint water crisis defendants. Snyder’s lawyers blasted prosecutors as “vindictive.”
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Abortion confusion reigns across Michigan days after Roe reversal
Hospitals are sending mixed signals, or no signal at all, on whether they will perform abortions. Some local prosecutors say they can now charge abortion doctors, which state leaders deny. The result, for now, is legal chaos.
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Abortion providers may face charges in Kent, Jackson counties, attorney says
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.
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Laws banning sodomy, gay marriage on books in Michigan. Some fear what’s next.
Justice Clarence Thomas writes that laws legalizing same-sex marriage and contraception should be revisited. If federal protections end, old Michigan laws could take effect.
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With Roe overturned, Michigan becomes an abortion ‘haven,’ for now
Michigan was poised to outlaw most abortions after Roe fell, but a judge recently suspended the state’s 1931 abortion ban. While that case is sorted out, clinics expect more out-of-state patients at Michigan clinics to get the procedure.
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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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Who is running for attorney general in Michigan in 2022
Democratic incumbent Dana Nessel is set to face Republican Matthew DePerno in the attorney general election this fall.
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Drag queens to Michigan politicians: Leave us out of your election-year drama
Performers who normally love the spotlight find themselves mighty uncomfortable being thrust into a debate about school-aged children, following remarks by Attorney General Dana Nessel.