Sarah Cwiek

The Association of Black Judges of Michigan said that the Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission has “over the past 15 to 20 years prosecuted Black judges at a disproportionately higher rate than White Judges.” A review meant to address concerns of possible racial bias began this week.

Michigan is set to receive more than $795 million from the settlement. That money is meant to fund opioid treatment and prevention efforts.

An ongoing lawsuit claims the state forcibly collected benefits from people without giving them a chance to contest the state's finding that they were overpaid.

Republican Secretary of State candidate Kristina Karamo claimed victory Friday after a Michigan Court of Claims ruled against current Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson — though Karamo was not directly involved in the lawsuit. Five people who worked as Republican poll challengers during this year’s primary election, plus Republican Party organizations, filed suit over guidance Benson’s office put out.

Lawyers are scheduled to give closing arguments Monday in the trial of Adam Fox and Barry Croft. This is their second trial on conspiracy charges related to the alleged Whitmer kidnapping plot. The jury deadlocked in their first trial.

A power failure at a pumping station on Detroit’s east side kept some pumps from working during a June 2021 rainstorm and prevented others from coming online. But according to the report, while the pumping failures likely “exacerbated” the flooding, it was the sheer amount of rainfall in such a short period of time that overwhelmed the sewer system.

The short answer is: yes. Plan B and other contraceptive measures remain legal in Michigan. But language in the Dobbs ruling that overturned Roe leads some to believe that legal protections for birth control might be in trouble.

Duggan said financial rental assistance will no longer be available after June 30, but that the city has come up with other ways to help people facing possible eviction.

Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency says it accidentally overpaid unemployment benefits during the pandemic. The state has forcibly collected much of that money from people who received unemployment. That led to a class-action lawsuit from plaintiffs who say the state violated their due process rights.

Andy Levin, an Oakland County Democrat, has introduced the Enhanced Pay for Election Workers Act in the U.S. House. It would provide states with grants to boost pay for poll workers.