Michigan Supreme Court

Governor Gretchen Whitmer will name state Representative Kyra Harris Bolden to the Michigan Supreme Court early next year. She will replace departing Justice Bridget Mary McCormack. Rick Pluta reports.

Elizabeth Clement is the new chief justice of the Michigan Supreme Court. Rick Pluta has more.

A commission convened by the Michigan Supreme Court calls for better ways to help people manage their debt before their cases wind up in court. Rick Pluta has more.

The Michigan Supreme Court has returned a challenge to the University of Michigan’s on-campus gun restrictions to a lower court. We have more from Rick Pluta.

The Michigan Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether election misinformation can amount to illegal voter intimidation. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Michigan has been an abortion rights battleground since June, when the US Supreme Court issued the Dobbs decision that overturned Roe versus Wade. Proposal 3 is an attempt to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution. But the issue is more complex than a single up-or-down vote, and the controversy will almost certainly linger past the November election. Rick Pluta has more.

A letter Wednesday from Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office tells members of state boards who ignore their legal responsibilities won’t get state legal assistance. We have more from Rick Pluta.

The Michigan Supreme Court will decide whether changes made to the state’s auto insurance law in 2019 are constitutional. Insurance companies must continue paying benefits until the case is decided. We have more from Rick Pluta.

A group of more than 500 doctors has filed a brief with the Michigan Supreme Court calling for a ruling that abortion rights are protected. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Candidates for the Michigan Supreme Court argued for impartiality and increased access to the legal system during a forum this week. Colin Jackson has more.