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COA: Concealed Carry Without License Criminal Case Can Move Forward
Friday, April 26, 2024

The prosecution of a South Haven woman who was stopped and found to have a concealed pistol without a license can move forward because state law prohibiting unlicensed concealed carry doesn't violate the Second and 14th Amendments, a unanimous Court of Appeals panel ruled Thursday.

COA: Alpine Voter Petition Was Deficient, But Its Outcome Remains
Friday, April 26, 2024

A local ballot petition to revoke a zoning ordinance did not comply with election law, but a lower court did not err when it granted summary disposition to a township that approved the measure over the company that was challenging it, a unanimous Court of Appeals panel ruled Thursday.

Kent County Clerk Plans Appeal Of Election Worker Decision
Friday, April 19, 2024

Kent County Clerk Lisa Posthumus Lyons will appeal a Thursday decision from the Court of Appeals reversing the lower court's bindover of an election worker who copied the August 2022 voter roll to a personal flash drive following the primary election.

Taylor Drops U.S. Senate Bid, Announces For Supreme Court
Thursday, April 11, 2024

Romulus attorney Alexandria Taylor announced Thursday she has removed herself from the crowded Republican U.S. Senate primary and instead will be running for the open Michigan Supreme Court seat.

Former Justices Backing Boonstra For Supreme Court
Tuesday, March 19, 2024

An interesting battle is shaping up for the Republican nomination to the open Michigan Supreme Court seat where Justice David Viviano is not seeking reelection.

COA Reverses Citation From Sterling Heights Fireworks Ordinance
Friday, February 16, 2024

A fireworks ordinance adopted by the city of Sterling Heights conflicts with the Michigan Fireworks Safety Act, and a citation issued to a vendor was erroneous because the ordinance is preempted by state law, a unanimous Court of Appeals panel ruled Thursday.

COA Affirms $1.2M PIP Benefits Judgment In Quadriplegic Crash Case
Friday, February 16, 2024

The Oakland Circuit Court did not err when it awarded a $1.2 million personal injury protection benefits judgment to an injured person in an auto no-fault lawsuit, a unanimous Court of Appeals panel ruled Thursday.

COA Affirms Grant Of CARES Unemployment Benefits To Child Caretakers
Friday, February 2, 2024

Jackson County's and Clinton County's respective circuit courts did not err when they approved Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act unemployment benefits for two caretakers of children who could not attend school in-person due to COVID pandemic lockdowns, a unanimous Court of Appeals ruled Thursday.

Boonstra: Justices Must Clarify Life Without Parole Line For Young Adults
Friday, December 15, 2023

If the Michigan Supreme Court chooses to overturn or further erode a key piece of case laws that draws a line of life without parole sentences for adults near the age of 18 years old, it must give the people a "clear and cogent" explanation of why legal adults – or even minors – are deemed unaccountable for egregious crimes due to their age, a Court of Appeals judge said Thursday.

COA Splits Difference In Kennel Ruling, Affirming Parts, Vacating Others
Wednesday, November 22, 2023

The Oakland Circuit Court erred when it granted an animal hospital and kennel summary disposition in a nuisance suit because it incorrectly applied an aggravated party test to determine the plaintiffs' lack of standing, a unanimous Court of Appeals panel ruled Tuesday.

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