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Michigan Rolls Back Reforms of Civil Asset Forfeiture

Michigan is now a more dangerous place for anyone who flies with large amounts of cash.

Reason · Sep 22, 2022

Feds fight new trial bid in Whitmer kidnap case

DETROIT — The ringleaders convicted of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer do not deserve a new trial because they failed to provide credible evidence of juror misconduct or that the judge was biased, prosecutors said in a court filing unsealed Wednesday.

Tribune News Service · Sep 21, 2022

Republican candidate for governor offers to send reporter pornography to help define what it is

‘I did not expect to have a gubernatorial nominee define ‘pornography’ at a press conference but nothing about this election cycle has made sense,’ reporter says

The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2022

Biden touts 35-state EV charger network at Detroit auto show

President Joe Biden test drove an all-electric Cadillac SUV and slid into the front seat of a new Corvette as part of a mid-day tour Wednesday of Detroit's resurrected auto show ahead of an afternoon speech on the auto industry's transition to electric vehicles.

Tribune News Service · Sep 14, 2022

Debating over debates: Campaign tradition faces skepticism

With the fall campaign rapidly approaching, the time-honored tradition of debates as a forum for voters to evaluate candidates may be the latest casualty of the nation’s polarized political climate

The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2022

Free convicted Whitmer kidnap plotter now, defense team says

DETROIT — Ty Garbin, convicted of plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, deserves to be freed because he repeatedly testified as the government's star witness, helped convict the scheme's ringleaders and is a target of extremists behind bars, his lawyers argued Friday.

Tribune News Service · Sep 9, 2022

Michigan voters to decide future of abortion in US state

Recent poll shows a majority of likely Michigan voters in November midterms support proposal to protect abortion rights.

Al Jazeera · Sep 9, 2022

Judge issues permanent injunction blocking enforcement of Michigan's abortion ban

DETROIT — A state Court of Claims judge ruled Wednesday that Michigan's 1931 law banning abortion is unconstitutional and granted a permanent injunction that stops enforcement of the law for the foreseeable future.

Tribune News Service · Sep 7, 2022

US judge strikes down Michigan’s 1931 anti-abortion law

Decision is the latest development in a contentious battle to shape the future of abortion rights in the US state.

Al Jazeera · Sep 7, 2022

A 1931 law criminalizing abortion in Michigan is unconstitutional, a judge rules

The ruling was the latest development over abortion rights in a state where the issue is being argued in courtrooms and could go before voters this November.

WEKU · Sep 7, 2022