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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
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
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
Whitmer kidnapping supporters convicted by jury
The three militia members were charged under Michigan’s Anti-Terrorism Act
Tags: Michigan News, News, Paul Bellar, Joseph Morrison, Pete Musico, Wolverine Watchmen, militia, jury, trial, Gov. Whitmer, FBI, Dana Nessel, Michigan Attorney General
Flint water prosecutors try to resurrect charges against former officials
After a judge dismissed charges against those linked to the scandal, prosecutors aim to appeal
Tags: Michigan News, Flint Water Crisis, Flint, Flint Water Crisis, Rick Snyder, Dana Nessel, Michigan Supreme Court, grand jury, appeal, Michigan Attorney General
Southfield clerk resigns but will face no jail time after tampering with absentee ballots
Sherikia L. Hawkins had faced up to 14 years in prison on six felony counts
Tags: Politics & Elections, Politics & Elections, Southfield, Oakland County, Sherikia Hawkins, clerk, Dana Nessel, voter fraud, Michigan Attorney General, absentee ballots
Detroiters ripped off by overinflated property assessments may see relief
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has agreed to weigh in
Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Detroit, Michigan Attorney General, Dana Nessel, Cynthia Johnson, property tax assessments, property values, Coalition for Property Tax Justice
He wanted a race war. Instead, Michigan man gets 20 years in prison.
Justen Watkins is the leader of The Base, a pro-Hitler movement that advocates for a race war against non-white people
Tags: Michigan News, News, Racism, White Supremacists, The Base, Justen Watkins, Dexter, Sentenced, prison, Michigan Attorney General, Dana Nessel
The GOP’s Trump-backed, conspiracy-peddling candidate for Michigan attorney general could be in deep shit
The real election conspiracy could be Matthew DePerno, who’s accused of illegally accessing election equipment
Tags: Michigan News, Politics & Elections, Matthew DePerno, Michigan, election, politics, conspiracy theory, Donald Trump, Dana Nessel, Michigan Attorney General
Wayne County hosts expungement fair to remove past convictions from public record
Michigan's Clean Slate Act offers a second chance to people convicted of certain crimes
Tags: Metro Detroit News, Expungement, Michigan, misdemeanors, felonies, Wayne County Sheriff's Office, detroit, Dana Nessel, Michigan Attorney General
Be careful using period-tracking apps after abortion ruling, AG Nessel warns
Some cell phone apps may provide a digital trail of incriminating data about a person’s decision to end a pregnancy
Tags: Michigan News, Health Care, Abortion Rights, Michigan Attorney General, Dana Nessel, cell phone apps, cell phone, privacy, consumer alert, Roe v. Wade, abortion
Abortion rights advocates pledge to fight for reproductive autonomy in Michigan
For now, abortion is still legal in Michigan, but that could change
Tags: Michigan News, Abortion Rights, Roe v. Wade, abortion, Michigan, U.S. Supreme Court, court, Gov. Whitmer, Rashida Tlaib, Michigan Attorney General, Planned Parenthood, Dana Nessel
Michigan breathalyzer technician sentenced to 9 months in jail for falsifying documents
Two Michigan men created fictitious documents to falsely suggest they tested and repaired breathalyzers to ensure they were accurate
Tags: Michigan News, Michigan State Police, breathalyzer, Andrew Clark, Dana Nessel, Michigan attorney general, court, sentencing
White supremacists are convicted of training for a civil war in Michigan
The Base is a pro-Hitler movement that advocates a race war against non-white people
Tags: Michigan News, News, The Base, Dana Nessel, Michigan Attorney General, Michigan, Court, white supremacists, racism, Justen Watkins, Thomas Denton, Tristan Webb
Michigan is among the top states for exonerating people for wrongful convictions
Eleven people were released from Michigan prisons for crimes they didn't commit in 2021
Tags: Michigan News, Exoneration, Michigan, Michigan Attorney General, Innocence Project, prison, crimes, Kym Worthy, Dana Nessel
Judge vacates murder, rape convictions of Oakland County brothers who spent 25 years in prison
Tags: Metro Detroit News, Melvin DeJesus, George DeJesus, Michigan Attorney General, Dana Nessel, Conviction Integrity Unit, Oakland County, rape, murder, wrongful conviction, Cooley Law School Innocence Project, University of Michigan Innocence Clinic
State AG investigation of Boy Scouts leads to sexual abuse charges
Tags: Michigan News, Boy Scouts of America, Michigan State police, sexual abuse, criminal sexual conduct, Dana Nessel, Michigan, Michigan Attorney General, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Macomb County nursing home employee sentenced to jail for forging absentee ballot applications
Tags: Politics & Elections, Dana Nessel, Michigan Attorney General, voter fraud, elections, Macomb County
Michigan Secretary of State asks for investigation into reports of third party access to voting technology
Tags: Politics & Elections, Voting machines, elections, politics, Secretary of state, Jocelyn Benson, Voting, Roscommon County, Michigan State Police, Michigan Attorney General
Racist billboards appeared across metro Detroit on Hitler’s birthday
Michigan Central Station is hiring ‘ambassadors’ to welcome guests this summer
Your guide to the NFL Draft in Detroit
By Jim McFarlin