Michigan Supreme Court

Governor Gretchen Whitmer is waiting to find out whether the Michigan Supreme Court will hear her challenge to Michigan's dormant abortion law that would take effect if Roe v. Wade is overturned. The governor has asked the state Supreme Court to bypass lower courts and declare that Michigan's 1931 law violates the state constitution.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer is waiting to hear whether the Michigan Supreme Court will hear her challenge to Michigan’s dormant abortion law that would take effect if Roe v. Wade is overturned.

The Michigan Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday on whether defendants in the Flint water criminal case were denied a key constitutional right. If they win, one attorney says charges against defendants going all the way up to ex-Governor Rick Snyder could be thrown out.

An inmate can’t automatically be designated a security risk for possessing an illegal mobile phone. That ruling was released Friday by the Michigan Supreme Court.

An attorney says he will take the case opposing Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s challenge to Michigan’s dormant statutory abortion ban. As Michigan Public Radio’s Rick Pluta reports, that ban would likely take effect if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns the Roe v. Wade decision.

A recent Michigan Supreme Court ruling over a small detail has big implications for this year’s elections. As part of the weekly series MichMash, Cheyna Roth and Jake Neher talk with a state politics reporter about the case and why it matters.

The Michigan Supreme Court has tossed out a challenge to the new state House map that was drawn by the independent redistricting commission.

An ex-husband says an adoption agency was too quick to allow a baby’s mother to sign away his parental rights without making a diligent effort to find him.

The Michigan Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday on whether the state’s civil rights law includes LGBTQ protections.

The Michigan Supreme Court will decide whether the state’s civil rights law protects LGBTQ people against discrimination.