A zoning board of appeals' decision to deny variances an energy company requested to build wind turbines should stand because the board supported its findings with competent, material and substantial evidence, the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.
The Recreational Land Use Act precluded relief sought in a lawsuit where the defendants' minor grandchildren were injured in an off-road vehicle crash on their property because the act limits a vehicle owner's liability to a landowner's gross negligence or wanton misconduct, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in a near unanimous decision.
Michigan Supreme Court Justice David Viviano is not running for reelection this year, he announced Friday in a statement.
Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Elizabeth Clement and Court of Appeals Chief Judge Michael Gadola appeared before the House Appropriations Judiciary Subcommittee on Wednesday to highlight budget priorities for Michigan's courts in the 2024-25 fiscal year.
The Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday reversed a Court of Appeals holding in a case of a woman injured after falling into a service pit at an automotive shop, with a majority of the court ruling that she was entitled to no-fault benefits.
Prisoner health care access and transforming the Thumb Correctional Facility into a Department of Corrections educational campus for inmate reentry programs were among the top recommendations for state's prison system in the governor's budget recommendations released Wednesday.
The Supreme Court provided direction Tuesday to the state's courts on how to implement the new law taking effect February 13 that allows judges to order the seizure of a person's firearms if they are a danger to themselves or others.
Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist II was met with praise as he signed 19 bills Tuesday overhauling the state's juvenile justice system based on recommendations from a bipartisan task force.
Justices of the Michigan Supreme Court and attorneys robustly debated how the consequential "adopt and amend" case should be decided and what remedies were reasonably available during oral arguments held Thursday.
A glut of criminal cases seeking leave to appeal on sentencing grounds were remanded Wednesday to the Court of Appeals by the Michigan Supreme Court, with justices citing their recent decision in People v. Posey.