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Michigan AG supports Metro Times lawsuit for police records in amicus brief
Taking a contrary position from her office in the case, Attorney General Dana Nessel urges Michigan State Police to release the names of all certified cops
By Lee DeVito
Tags: Michigan, Government, News, wandering cops in Michigan, Dana Nessel, Michigan Attorney General, police misconduct in Michigan, Michigan State Police
Nessel moves to toss lawsuit by hair salon that said trans people should go to ‘pet groomer’
Traverse City’s Studio 8 Hair Lab claims it has the right to discriminate based on gender identity
By Steve Neavling
Tags: Michigan, News, LGBTQ+, Civil Rights, Michigan, Studio 8 Hair Lab, Traverse City, Michigan attorney general, Dana Nessel, transphobia in Michigan, transgender rights in Michigan, Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act
Elderly Detroit man freed after he was sentenced to life in prison at the age of 18
The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled in 2022 that sentencing 18-year-olds to life in prison was cruel and unusual punishment
Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Ivory Thomas, prison, Michigan, Detroit, murder, Michigan Court of Appeals, People v. Poole, Wayne County Prosecutor's Office, Kym Worthy
Inside Dana Nessel’s ‘shit show’ Flint water investigation
Ignored legal warnings, ‘overwhelmed’ prosecutors, and the secret testimony of ex-Governor Snyder’s chief of staff
By Jordan Chariton
Tags: Investigations, Crime, Government, News, Flint Water Crisis, Flint water crisis, Dana Nessel, Rick Snyder, Dennis Muchmore, Todd Flood
Ex-Wayne County court assistant charged with embezzling more than $60,000 from a judge
Steven Allen is accused of using a judge’s ATM card to make illegal purchases
Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Crime, Dana Nessel, Michigan, 36th Circuit Court, Wayne County, judge, embezzlement, Attorney General
28 clergy from Diocese of Gaylord accused of sexual misconduct, Nessel reveals
The disturbing allegations were detailed in a 130-page report
Tags: Michigan, News, Crime, Catholic Church, northern Michigan, Michigan, Diocese of Gaylord, Michigan attorney general, Dana Nessel, Sexual abuse
Charlie LeDuff says he’s no partisan hack
The Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter insists he’s just a man of the people
Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Media, Charlie LeDuff, Dana Nessel, social media, No Bullshit News Hour, Podcast, ML Elrick, ML's Soul of Detroit
Detroit News fires Charlie LeDuff over c-word insult
In an interview with Metro Times, LeDuff was defiant and said he has “nothing to apologize for”
Tags: Metro Detroit News, Media, News, Charlie LeDuff, Detroit News, media, Dana Nessel, Michigan, Attorney General, No BS News Hour, social media
Activists to rally at state Capitol to urge Gov. Whitmer to grant clemency to more inmates
Attendees will receive a free serving of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream as part of the company’s cannabis justice campaign
Tags: Michigan News, News, Civil Rights, Politics & Government, Clemens, Ben and Jerry's, Michael Thompson, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, state Capitol, Lansing, marijuana, prison, jail
Detroit man convicted after calling 911 and threatening to kill Whitmer, Benson, and others
James Toepler is just the latest person to be charged or convicted of threatening to kill Democrats in Michigan
Tags: Michigan News, News, Crime, Politics & Government, Gov. Whitmer, Jocelyn Benson, Dana Nessel, threats, 911, Detroit, James Toepler, 36th District Court
Nessel, Besson accused of violating the election laws they are responsible for enforcing
Activist Robert Davis alleges the elected officials committed a misdemeanor and should be held accountable
Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Jocelyn Benson, Dana Nessel, Robert Davis, politics, Democrats, Secretary of State, Michigan, Attorney General
Michigan, feds to investigate possible food price gouging
Michigan law makes it a crime to price gouge during an emergency
By Suzanne Potter, Michigan News Connection
Tags: Food News, News, price gouging in Michigan, Michigan attorney general, inflation in Michigan
Lapointe: Democrats benefit as Michigan GOP is consumed by infighting and conspiracy theories
On the Midwest’s progressive ‘Tea Party in reverse’
By Joe Lapointe
Tags: Politics & Elections, Lapointe, Politics & Elections, Views & Opinions, Michigan Republicans, Macomb County Republicans, Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Dana Nessel, Joe Biden, Michigan politics
16 Michigan Republicans charged with felonies in 2020 fake elector scheme
New Mexico, Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin all are looking into groups who reportedly sent fake documents to Washington
By Anna Liz Nichols, Michigan Advance
Tags: Michigan News, Crime, News, Politics & Elections, Meshawn Maddock, Lansing, Dana Nessel, Donald Trump, Trump indictment
Michigan AG charges 3 in signature fraud scandal involving governor's race
The scandal disqualified five gubernatorial candidates
Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Dana Nessel, Michigan Attorney General's Office, Willie Reed, Shawn Wilmoth, Jamie Lynn Wilmoth, signature fraud governor's race scandal
Wayne County carjacker accidentally let loose by Ohio jail
Christopher Bibbs Jr. was serving four to 10 years in prison when he was incorrectly released
Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Michigan Department of corrections, prison, Christopher Bibbs, Wayne County, carjacking, Thumb Correctional Facility, Lapeer, Ohio
Flint STILL has a water crisis — 9 years later
Jordan Chariton reports from Flint on the 9th anniversary of the water crisis and cover up
Tags: Michigan News, Flint Water Crisis, Views & Opinions, Flint water crisis, Dana Nessel, Rick Snyder
String of dispensary break-ins in Michigan leads to charges against 12 suspects
Cannabis businesses are targeted because federal law prevents them from using banks
Tags: Cannabis News, Weed, Michigan Attorney General, Dana Nessel, Break-ins, dispensaries, cannabis, marijuana, Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act
Judge approves $600 million settlement over Flint water crisis
It’s the largest settlement in Michigan history
Tags: Michigan News, News, Flint Water Crisis, Flint, Flint water crisis, Michigan, Dana Nessel, lawsuits, lead, Michigan Attorney General, Genesee County, Genesee County Circuit Court
Wisconsin man convicted for his role in plot to kidnap Gov. Whitmer
Brian Higgins faces up to five years in prison
Tags: Michigan News, News, Gov. Whitmer, Michigan, kidnapping plot, Brian Higgins, Wisconsin, terrorism, Attorney General's Office, Dana Nessel
Now that it’s lit up, people seem to like Detroit’s new I-94 sign
Michigan communities are raking in benefits of legalized weed
Detroit’s City Winery music venue aims for 2025 opening