The chairman of the board that approved Michigan’s plans to pursue a tunnel around Enbridge Energy’s Line 5 oil pipeline doubts his board could defend its actions in court — because it no longer exists.
Michigan Attorney General
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Halting Line 5 tunnel is ‘shameful.’ Prepare for a lawsuit, GOP leader says
Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey defends process to build tunnel around oil pipeline and says Attorney General Dana Nessel ‘consistently tries … to upset what has been passed into law.’
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Judge upholds Line 5 tunnel authority as Dana Nessel’s review continues
The Michigan Court of Claims ruling won’t end of legal battles surrounding the legality of the Mackinac Straits Corridor Authority, created to oversee a tunnel surrounding Enbridge Energy’s Line 5.
Posted inMichigan Government
Dana Nessel shakes up Flint prosecutions; civil settlement talks underway
Saying “the people of Flint deserve nothing short of justice,” Michigan’s attorney general is moving quickly to resolve dozens of civil lawsuits filed in the wake of the Flint lead poisoning crisis.
Posted inMichigan Government
Michigan AG Dana Nessel turns up heat with Catholic Church over sex abuse
Catholic dioceses in Michigan are having alleged sex abuse victims sign non-disclosure agreements, Attorney General Dana Nessel said Thursday. She encouraged victims to report their abuse to authorities even if they’ve signed agreements not to talk.
Posted inMichigan Government
Dana Nessel to MSU: ‘Do the right thing’ and cooperate more with Nassar investigation
At a news conference Thursday, Michigan’s attorney general said she’s frustrated with Michigan State University’s level of cooperation in the investigation surrounding Larry Nassar.
Posted inMichigan Government
Michigan GOP asks high court to rule on sick leave, minimum wage changes
Bad blood still remains after the GOP-controlled Legislature adopted citizen initiatives only to gut them later. Now, they want the Supreme Court to rule on whether lawmakers have that power.
Posted inMichigan Government
GOP lawmakers want Michigan Supreme Court to rule on minimum wage, sick leave
A request from the Republican-majority Legislature would sidestep the traditional litigation process, and do an end-run around Democratic Attorney General Dana Nessel.
Posted inMichigan Government
Attorney General Dana Nessel may review Michigan minimum wage, sick leave laws
Dana Nessel, a Democrat, said she may review Michigan lame-duck laws that gutted citizen proposals to raise the minimum wage and require paid sick leave. Her stance could produce a high-impact legal showdown with Republicans.
Posted inMichigan Government
In one month, Dana Nessel erases many of Bill Schuette’s federal pursuits
The progressive attorney general has reversed or withdrawn from more than a dozen cases involving abortion, religious rights, Obamacare, environmental rules and other hot-button issues championed by her conservative predecessor.