US Constitution

A Michigan Court of Claims judge has struck down many abortion restrictions in state law. Judge Sima Patel says the laws are unconstitutional violations of the voter-approved reproductive rights amendment to the state constitution. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Lawyers argued over the limits of cell phone search warrants before the Michigan Supreme Court Thursday. Colin Jackson has more.

The Michigan Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments on whether the state’s felony murder standard is constitutional. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Saturday is the 11-year wedding anniversary for more than 300 gay and lesbian couples who were married in Michigan following a landmark court decision. The evening before, a federal judge in Detroit ruled Michigan’s same-sex marriage ban violated the U.S. Constitution’s equal protection clause. The decision sent hundreds of couples dashing to clergy and courthouses to get married while they could. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Michigan’s Dana Nessel is one of 22 state attorneys general that have filed a suit against President Trump over birthright citizenship. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The U.S. Supreme Court has refused a case that challenges Michigan’s constitutional ban on public financial support for non-public schools. We have more from Rick Pluta.

A federal judge has struck down portions of Michigan’s sex offender registry law. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Some Republican Michigan state lawmakers are filing an appeal in their lawsuit against two voter-approved constitutional amendments. Colin Jackson has more.

A challenge has been filed with the Michigan Supreme Court seeking to overturn the state’s concealed weapon licensing law. Rick Pluta has more.

A federal court this week approved a new plan for Michigan’s state House districts around metro-Detroit. That’s after judges declared the state’s old maps unconstitutional because they were drawn predominantly based on race. Colin Jackson has more on what this means for the future of redistricting in Michigan.