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The Latest Breaking News from the Michigan Supreme Court

Feds issue Line 5 tunnel permit, call it ‘not contrary to the public interest’

The US Army Corps of Engineers has permitted the controversial Line 5 tunnel project in Michigan's the Straits of Mackinac

The Independent UK · Aug 13

Michigan Supreme Court rejects permit for Enbridge oil pipeline under Great Lakes

The Michigan Supreme Court has ordered state regulators to reconsider a permit for a tunnel carrying an oil pipeline under the Great Lakes

The Independent UK · Aug 1

Is Restitution Punishment?

Next week, if the Supreme Court decides to reach the merits in the U.S. v. Ellingburg case, it should recognize that restitution to crime victims serves compensatory rather than penal purposes.

Reason · Oct 8, 2025

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Michigan court ends effort to sue Oxford school staff over 2021 mass shooting

The Michigan Supreme Court had dismissed appeals by families of students killed or wounded at Oxford High School in 2021

The Independent UK · May 28, 2025

Michigan court bans mandatory life sentences for 19 and 20-year-olds in murder cases

The Michigan Supreme Court has made sweeping changes to the state’s sentencing law

The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2025

Michigan court clears way for trial in police officer's fatal shooting of Black man

The Michigan Supreme Court has cleared the way for a police officer to face trial for second-degree murder in the death of a man who was shot in the head

The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2024

Michigan Supreme Court Grants Review in People v. Carson

An important case on the particularity of digital-evidence warrants.

Reason · Sep 25, 2024

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Michigan And North Carolina Courts Rule Differently On Kennedy

Michigan and North Carolina Supreme Courts rule differently on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s ballot removal efforts.

She Underpaid a Property Tax Bill. So the Government Seized Her Home, Sold It—and Kept the $102,636 Profit.

Chelsea Koetter is asking the Michigan Supreme Court to render the state's debt collection scheme unconstitutional.

Reason · Jul 26, 2024

Michigan Supreme Court Allows Evidence Collected by Drone, Without a Warrant

The court declined to address whether the search violated the Fourth Amendment and merely held that the evidence could not be excluded in a civil case.

Reason · May 8, 2024

Maine and Michigan Issue Rulings on Trump and Section 3 Disqualification

Maine's Secretary of State ruled that Trump is ineligible for the presidency. The Michigan Supreme Court refused to reconsider a lower court ruling allowing Trump to remain on the GOP primary ballot, because state law doesn't limit primary ballot access to allow only candidates eligible for the office they seek.

Reason · Dec 29, 2023

Michigan Supreme Court Upholds Trump's Name on 2024 Ballot

The Michigan Supreme Court decides to keep Donald Trump on the 2024 primary ballot, defying challenges and adding to the legal drama across states.

Michigan keeps Trump on ballot — for now

Courts ruled officials can't remove Trump from primary ballot. But the general election may be another story

Salon · Dec 27, 2023

BREAKING: Michigan Supreme Court keeps Trump on 2024 ballot

Michigan Supreme Court rejects attempt to remove Trump from 2024 ballot, contrasting Colorado's ruling. Exploring the legal nuances that shape these decisions.

Michigan Supreme Court says Trump can remain on state's primary ballot

The ruling comes after a historic decision from Colorado's highest court that ruled that Trump was ineligible to appear on the state's primary ballot because he engaged in an insurrection.

WEKU · Oct 31, 2023

Prosecutors say court decision forces the end of criminal cases in Flint water scandal

The Michigan attorney general's office said the state prosecution of former Gov. Rick Snyder and other officials for their roles in the Flint water scandal has ended.

Reason · Oct 18, 2023

Should Governments Need a Warrant To Spy on You With a Drone?

The Michigan Supreme Court will hear opening arguments today in a case that could decide whether the practice is allowed.

The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2023

Parents will stand trial in 2021 Michigan school shooting that killed 4 students

The Michigan Supreme Court has turned down an appeal and cleared the way for the parents of the Oxford High School shooter to face trial on involuntary manslaughter charges

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The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2023

Michigan judges ordered to honor pronouns of parties in court

The Michigan Supreme Court has ordered all judges to address people in court by the pronouns they use or by “other respectful means.”

The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023

Michigan’s top court won’t revive Flint water charges against 7 key figures

The Michigan Supreme Court has rejected a last-ditch effort to revive criminal charges against seven people in the Flint water scandal

The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023

Michigan's top court won't revive Flint water charges against 7 key figures

The Michigan Supreme Court has rejected a last-ditch effort to revive criminal charges against seven people in the Flint water scandal

Reason · Sep 1, 2023

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Detroit's forfeiture machine, major nuclear questions, and copyrightable materials.

The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2023

Michigan court affirms critical benefits for thousands badly hurt in car wrecks

The Michigan Supreme Court is out with a decision that provides critical relief for thousands of people who were badly injured in car wrecks

Tribune News Service · Jul 19, 2023

Michigan Supreme Court orders new trial for man convicted of kidnapping, assault

The Michigan Supreme Court has ordered a new trial for a Detroit man convicted of kidnap and sexual assault after judges ruled that the trial court judge abused his discretion by not allowing lawyers before the start of the trial to question and exclude certain jurors.

Tribune News Service · Jun 27, 2023

Prosecutors offer new evidence of Crumbley parents' 'consciousness of guilt' to Supreme Court

DETROIT — Oakland County prosecutors have brought new evidence to the Michigan Supreme Court of the "consciousness of guilt" by the parents of the Oxford High School shooter as they appeal their involuntary manslaughter charges to the state's highest court.

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