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COA Reverses Tax Tribunal In Unitary Business Group Ruling
Friday, June 21, 2024

The state's Tax Tribunal erred when it concluded that a unitary business group of insurance companies did not file a unitary return for calculations of a premiums tax and related credits under Chapter 12 of the Income Tax Act, a unanimous Court of Appeals panel ruled Thursday.

High Court Justices Ask: 'What Makes An Administrative Rule?'
Tuesday, June 18, 2024

The question of whether the Department of State should have promulgated official rules for poll watcher guidance published in 2022 to be enforceable, or if labeling that guidance as "instruction" was sufficient, was before the Michigan Supreme Court for oral arguments in a special session held Monday.

Campaign Notes: COA Denies Neilson Effort To Get On Ballot
Monday, June 17, 2024

A Court of Appeals panel declined to take up a complaint from Lisa Marie Neilson, who was attempting to run for the 2nd District Court of Appeals before the Board of State Canvassers determined she didn't submit sufficient signatures to make the ballot.

COA: Kumar Still Disqualified From Ballot
Tuesday, June 11, 2024

Democrat Anil Kumar won't make it onto the 2024 primary ballot after the Court of Appeals denied his request for relief in a Tuesday order.

Supreme Court To Hear Poll Watcher Guidance Case In June
Wednesday, May 29, 2024

The Michigan Supreme Court will hold oral arguments in June to hear challenges to a unanimous Court of Appeals ruling that held poll watcher guidance published last year by the Bureau of Elections should have gone through the rule making process.

COA Splits Ruling To Favor DNR In Snowmobile Crash Lawsuit
Friday, May 10, 2024

The Department of Natural Resources should have been granted summary disposition and the estate of a former department ranger, who died in a fiery crash with a snow mobile near the Algonquin Ski Trail, was correctly granted summary disposition in a lawsuit surrounding the crash, the Court of Appeals ruled in a 2-1 decision issued Thursday.

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.

COA: MI Law Says Police Can Ask For CPL Licenses If Suspicions Arise
Friday, April 19, 2024

The Wayne Circuit Court erred when it ruled that a piece of Michigan's felony firearms law was unconstitutional, suppressed evidence and dismissed a case against a defendant facing weapons charges, a unanimous Court of Appeals panel ruled Thursday.

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