Michigan Supreme Court

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 is extending an order that puts on hold enforcement of Michigan’s 1931 criminal ban on abortion services. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Washtenaw County’s prosecuting attorney predicts a final decision on how to handle Michigan’s 1931 abortion ban will have to be decided by the State Supreme Court. WEMU’s Cathy Shafran reports.

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.

Ann Arbor’s LGBTQ community is celebrating the Michigan Supreme Court's decision that determined the state constitution does ban discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender indentity. But, as WEMU's Cathy Shafran reports, it’s just a first step.

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

Michigan’s civil rights law includes protections from discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Rick Pluta reports.

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.