Michigan Supreme Court

The Michigan Supreme Court has dismissed Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s request for a decision that abortion rights are protected under the state constitution. That’s after voters settled the question in November.

A public comment period has opened on a proposed rule that would require Michigan courts to respect the chosen personal pronouns of parties to legal actions.

A Michigan Supreme Court justice apologized to a fellow justice Monday for harshly criticizing her hiring of an ex-convict to serve as a law clerk.

A clerk hired by new Michigan Supreme Court Justice Kyra Harris Bolden resigned Thursday after facing backlash for his past criminal record.

Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Elizabeth Clement will continue to lead the state’s judicial branch.

The Michigan Supreme Court says the fear of being killed or physically harmed can be used as a defense against charges of second-degree murder. That decision was released by the court Thursday.

Michigan’s exoneration law needs to updated so more people who were wrongfully convicted can be compensated for time needlessly spent in prison, argued Michigan Supreme Court Justice Bridget Mary McCormack in one of her final actions before she leaves the bench.

Kyra Harris Bolden will become the first Black woman to serve on the Michigan Supreme Court. Bolden will take the seat of Justice Bridget McCormack, who announced in September that she was resigning by the end of 2022 with six years left in her term.

Elizabeth Clement is the new chief justice of the Michigan Supreme Court. She was chosen this week in a closed-door meeting of the justices.

A new report from a commission convened by the Michigan Supreme Court calls for better ways to help people manage their debt before their cases wind up in the legal system.