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Supreme Court: Union Nonmember Pay-For-Service Policy Is Invalid
Monday, April 22, 2024

Public sector unions requiring nonmember employees to pay a fee for representation for access to grievance representation are violating their duty of fair representation, a unanimous Michigan Supreme Court ruled Monday.

Zoning Boards Entitled To Deference, Supreme Court Rules
Tuesday, April 9, 2024

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.

High Court Affirms Recreational Land Use, Vehicle Liability Ruling
Wednesday, March 20, 2024

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.

Supreme Court Reverses Oil Service Pit Injury Ruling On No-Fault Benefits
Thursday, February 8, 2024

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.

Cavanagh Dissents As Supreme Court Punts On Crash-Related Appeal
Friday, January 26, 2024

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.

Viviano Continues Dissent On Diversity Commission
Wednesday, January 17, 2024

The Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday reappointed several members to its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commission, with Justice David Viviano writing to object to the commission's existence.

Supreme Court Won't Hear Trump Case; Welch Dissents
Wednesday, December 27, 2023

The Michigan Supreme Court in an unsigned order Wednesday declined to hear an appeal of lower court rulings declining to disqualify former President Donald Trump from the 2024 presidential primary ballot.

Supreme Court Orders Resentencing For 18-Year-Old
Friday, December 15, 2023

The Michigan Supreme Court on Friday ordered the resentencing of an individual who was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole when they were 18 years old.

Justices Focus On Potential Remedy In Adopt-And-Amend Oral Arguments
Thursday, December 7, 2023

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.

Supreme Court Declines To Bypass COA In Trump Ballot Access Case
Wednesday, December 6, 2023

The question of whether former President Donald Trump can appear on Michigan primary election ballots will not be heard by the Michigan Supreme Court until the Court of Appeals weighs in, the high court ruled Wednesday in a 6-1 order.

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