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In a rare move, Democrat Attorney General Dana Nessel argued before the Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday in a case that could define anti-discrimination protections for years.
Michigan Supreme Court hears oral arguments over racial composition of new districts. Makers of the maps say minorities don’t need to be in majority to elect candidates.
Read the seven memos Bridge Michigan and other news outlets sued to make public. Most materials discuss the Voting Rights Act and drawing of majority-minority districts.
Bridge Michigan was among several media organizations that sued the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission for its failure to make public a private hearing and refusing to release secret legal memos related to its work.
The decision by the state’s top court will determine whether the public gets to see memos the redistricting commission used to help draw political boundaries.
In lawsuit response, the group contends that memos about minority representation are protected under attorney-client privilege, and releasing them is a ‘direct threat.’
Days after Michigan's redistricting commission voted not to release memos used to craft legislative boundaries, Bridge and other news outlets ask the Michigan Supreme Court to make them public.
The Supreme Court’s goal of protecting privacy is commendable, but concealing judicial records makes it harder for struggling businesses to operate and puts vulnerable populations at risk.
The U.S. Census is releasing population data on Thursday, so now the 13-member panel can get down to business after months of challenges and administrative work.
A year after Grace’s story drew national attention when she was jailed for not doing her online schoolwork, outcry over the shackling of young people in court has resulted in a ban on the practice unless there’s a risk of physical harm or flight.
The Senate votes to wipe an emergency powers law off the books. One Democrat calls the repeal “a waste of energy and a waste of our air” because the state’s high court already declared the law unconstitutional.
State officials on Tuesday approved petition signatures to repeal a 1945 emergency powers law, and the GOP-led Legislature could begin voting this week to adopt the measure from Unlock Michigan.
The Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission sought to extend a Sept. 17 deadline for redrawing political maps, noting that new U.S. Census population figures would not even be available to it until the end of September.
The state’s redistricting panel has said it will not have enough time to complete the maps. But some justices expressed want to let the process play out.
The court Friday ordered the state canvassing board to certify Unlock Michigan petitions, paving the way for the Republican-led Legislature to repeal an invalidated law Gov. Gretchen Whitmer used to issue unilateral emergency orders early in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Supporters say you need an ID to buy beer so you should need one to vote. Foes say eliminating an option allowing voters without ID to still cast ballots amounts to an illegal fee. The courts may decide.
Long-time Michigan journalist John Lindstrom blasts the cynical ploy Republicans are considering that would suppress voting and proposes a constitutional amendment to prevent it.
The “non-delegation doctrine” sounds innocuous, but Michigan’s highest court’s ruling could make it more difficult to react quickly to emergencies, says the state’s retired chief justice.
