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 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.
An appeal related to an insurance lawsuit should have been heard by the Michigan Supreme Court and should have reversed the Court of Appeals' decision in the case, Justice Megan Cavanagh wrote in a dissenting opinion issued Friday.
The Michigan Supreme Court should have vacated a trial court's ruling on appeal for a woman who was convicted of resisting a warrant arrest without insufficient evidence, wrote Justice Megan Cavanagh in a dissenting opinion after the high court denied leave in the case.
A split Michigan Supreme Court on Friday declined to grant leave to appeal or take further action in a case dealing with the Whistleblower's Protection Act, one that it had ruled on previously in an earlier version of the same lawsuit.
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.
All Michigan judges starting in 2024 must complete at least 24 hours of continuing judicial education every two years under a Michigan Supreme Court order issued Wednesday.
The Michigan Supreme Court in its 2022-23 term decided several consequential and in some cases tricky questions of law, including whether equitable parenting rights extend to certain LGBTQ couples, if premises are liable for open and obvious hazard injuries and, most significantly, whether those injured before the 2019 auto no-fault insurance reforms were subject to the new fee schedule.
The Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday adopted amendments that would allow parties to be identified by their preferred personal pronouns and allow the restraining of a defendant if the evidence deems it necessary.
The Michigan Supreme Court's Child Protective Legal Representation Task Force is opening a public comment period until October 15 with various listening sessions scheduled throughout the month of September.