Michigan Supreme Court

A man given a reprieve from a mandatory life without parole sentence for a murder he committed as a teenager now owes restitution to the victim’s family. That’s under a decision from the Michigan Supreme Court.

The state Supreme Court will consider whether robo-calls sent to Detroiters in the run-up to the 2020 elections crossed the line into illegal voter intimidation.

This week: A diesel spill on Lake Michigan, a big ruling for crash survivors and James Earl Jones and the power of mentorship.

The Michigan Supreme Court has raised the bar on criminal defendants’ ability to give up their right to legal counsel.

Former same-sex partners who do not have a shared DNA connection with a child they were raising can seek shared parenting time under Michigan law, the court ruled.

Challengers say Michigan's court costs system is poorly regulated and gives judges an incentive to impose fees on defendants to close up holes in a court's budget.

The Michigan Supreme Court will decide whether the Legislature exceeded its authority by changing laws that were enacted under Michigan’s petition initiative process.

This week: One year since the Gaylord tornado, school safety in Traverse City, and a pedaling the rails in Grawn.

This week: Michigan does away with its frog and toad survey, and the Supreme Court comes up north. Plus, we finally hear the Camp Grayling decision and the Traverse City Film Festival's big news.

While the state Supreme Court normally hears cases in the Hall of Justice in Lansing, yesterday’s proceedings took a trip up north.