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Latest News in Michigan

  • August 14, 2026

    Hemp Cos. Ask 6th Circ. To Keep Ohio Law On Pause

    Hemp manufacturers and sellers have asked the Sixth Circuit to uphold a lower court's ruling that paused the enforcement of an Ohio law that reclassified their products as marijuana.

  • August 14, 2026

    Mich. Panel Keeps District Judge Off Ballot Over False Filing

    A western Michigan district judge will remain off the November ballot after a state appeals court ruled that her affidavit of identity contained a false statement about unpaid campaign finance fees, requiring state election officials to reject her candidacy. 

  • August 14, 2026

    6th Circ. Says Cops Forcing Man To Pee In His Yard Unlawful

    A Michigan man who was forced to urinate on his front lawn because police, who were conducting a search of his home, would not allow him to use his own bathroom had his Fourth Amendment rights violated, a Sixth Circuit panel determined on Thursday.

  • August 14, 2026

    Mich. Panel Gives Dog New Chance In Euthanasia Fight

    A Michigan appeals court has overturned an order requiring a Port Huron woman to euthanize her dog after he bit off a guest's nose, ruling that a lower court applied the wrong standard when deciding whether the guest provoked the dog by putting her face inches away from the dog's face.

  • August 14, 2026

    Key State Criminal Law Rulings So Far In 2026

    State supreme courts so far this year have gone beyond federal standards to strengthen protections for criminal defendants, restrict mandatory life-without-parole sentences for felony murder, and bolster the right to counsel and Fourth Amendment limitations on searches.

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