Michigan court bans mandatory life sentences for 19 and 20-year-olds in murder cases The Michigan Supreme Court has made sweeping changes to the state’s sentencing law The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2025
Newest Michigan Supreme Court member is a young Black mom. How it's historic LANSING, Mich. — State Rep. Kyra Harris Bolden, whose great-grandfather was lynched in Tennessee in the 1930s, will become the first Black woman to serve on the Michigan Supreme Court after being appointed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Tribune News Service · Nov 23, 2022
Michigan high court bars discrimination on sexual orientation LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Supreme Court on Thursday ruled Michigan's current laws against discrimination based on sex includes a ban on discrimination based on sexual orientation, a ruling that effectively stops businesses from denying services or employment opportunities to the gay community. Tribune News Service · Jul 28, 2022