Michigan Constitution

A judge will open a hearing today on whether to continue an order that suspends enforcement of Michigan’s 1931 abortion ban. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Prosecutors in Michigan are lining up on different sides of an argument about whether the state’s 1931 sweeping ban on abortion services is enforceable. Rick Pluta reports.

Planned Parenthood of Michigan has filed a new motion asking the state Supreme Court to take up the question of whether abortion rights are protected by the state constitution. Governor Gretchen Whitmer also filed a brief backing the request. We have more from Rick Pluta.

A judge has granted Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s request for a court order to block enforcement of Michigan’s felony abortion ban. That’s after a Michigan Court of Appeals decision appeared to clear a path for prosecutions under a 1931 law. Rick Pluta reports.

The Michigan Supreme Court has set new boundaries around life sentences for young people convicted of murder. We have more from Rick Pluta.

A seven-year-old lawsuit against the state over malfunctions in the state’s unemployment compensation system will continue. That’s under a decision Tuesday by the Michigan Supreme Court. Rick Pluta reports.

The Michigan Court of Claims is being asked to delay enforcing decisions to boost the state’s minimum wage and require employers to provide earned sick leave. That’s after the judge ruled the Legislature violated the State Constitution. Rick Pluta reports.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer was in Detroit Wednesday to sign the final bill in the new state budget. She also made some line-item vetoes that highlight differences with Republican leaders on abortion. Rick Pluta reports.

The petition campaign to enshrine abortion rights in the Michigan Constitution turned in signed petitions Monday to put the question on the November ballot. Organizers say an amendment would end any uncertainty in Michigan on whether abortion is legal in the state after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe versus Wade. We have more from Rick Pluta.

A campaign to add protections for abortion rights to the Michigan Constitution will submit petition signatures today to put the amendment on the November ballot. We have more from Rick Pluta.