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The decision says the Genesee County Circuit Court improperly allowed the very unusual process of having a one-person grand jury indict the former officials without a preliminary hearing.
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In two new filings, the Michigan Supreme Court is being pressed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Democratic prosecutors to declare abortion rights are protected by the state constitution now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned.
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Abortion providers are reassuring patients they can still come to their appointments. But they're also bracing themselves for what will happen if the state's 1931 abortion ban goes into effect.
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The dormant Michigan law dates back to 1931 and it says abortion providers can be prosecuted -- with exceptions only to save the life of a pregnant woman.
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Nassar is currently serving a sentence in a federal prison following convictions on child pornography charges in a separate case.
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Michigan Supreme Court rejects appeals by 3 GOP candidates for governor, makes no ruling on a fourthThe state Supreme Court upheld lower courts that said the candidates failed to gather enough valid petition signatures — much of that due to what appears to be fraud by paid petition circulators.
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Some GOP gubernatorial hopefuls filed court challenges on June 2. June 3 is the statutory deadline for the Michigan Secretary of State to finalize ballots for the August 2 primary.
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Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Bridget McCormack says the decision is an opportunity for the courts of the state to show that they are interested in promoting equality for all Michiganders.
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The Michigan Supreme Court has given Governor Gretchen Whitmer 14 days to file a brief arguing why the Michigan Constitution protects abortion rights.
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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.