Articles tagged: Michigan Supreme Court

Ann Arbor legislator working on effort to decriminalize marijuana in Michigan

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Posted: Feb 08, 2013

Marijuana advocates plan to turn to the state Legislature for legal clarification following a Michigan Supreme Court ruling on Friday that could hurt medical pot dispensaries. Read more »

Panel discussion at U-M Law School will explore role of 'dark money' in Michigan judicial elections

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Posted: Feb 03, 2013

The League of Women Voters and the University of Michigan Law School are teaming up to bring a panel discussion on judicial campaign finance to Ann Arbor. "Dark Money in Judicial Selection: A Threat to ... Read more »

The Detroit News: Ann Arbor's Bridget McCormack sworn in as Michigan's newest Supreme Court justice

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Posted: Jan 24, 2013

Ann Arbor's Bridget McCormack was sworn in as Michigan's newest Supreme Court justice on Wednesday in a festive and traditional investiture, The Detroit News reported. Read more »

Q&A with Ann Arbor's Bridget McCormack on being elected to the Michigan Supreme Court

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Posted: Nov 11, 2012

Ann Arbor's Bridget McCormack garnered national attention in September when the cast of the West Wing reunited to make a video supporting her campaign for Michigan Supreme Court. Read more »

Democrats, GOP eye Michigan Supreme Court majority

Posted: Nov 07, 2012

This story has been removed from our site after 30 days as required by our digital use agreement with the Associated Press. Read more »

Liberal or conservative? Michigan Supreme Court control at stake

Posted: Nov 02, 2012

One of Michigan's newest justices knocks down the belief that there's something wrong with having sharp differences at the state Supreme Court. Read more »

'West Wing' cast reunites to make campaign video for Ann Arbor's Bridget Mary McCormack

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Posted: Sep 21, 2012

Bridget Mary McCormack, a University of Michigan law professor in Ann Arbor looking to make the leap to the Michigan Supreme Court, is the subject of some serious Internet buzz this week after the cast ... Read more »

mlive.com: Michigan Supreme Court: Emergency manager law heading to November ballot for possible repeal

Posted: Aug 03, 2012

A split Michigan Supreme Court has ordered that a referendum of the state's controversial emergency manager law should go on the ballot, meaning Public Act 4 will go before voters in November for possible repeal. Read more »

New report shows Michigan Supreme Court often rules against the environment

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Posted: May 26, 2012

The Michigan Supreme Court has recently established a track record for ruling against the environment - as justices have ruled negatively against four of the most recent cases that had “green” impacts, according to a ... Read more »

Opinion: We need to re-elect Justice Bob Young to the state Supreme Court

Posted: Sep 26, 2010

Justice Bob Young is the kind of judge we need here in Michigan. Justice Young believes in unbiased interpretation and application of law as it is written. The words in our Constitution and statutes were ... Read more »

Michigan Supreme Court candidate tells Ann Arbor crowd she's spent her career on the front lines

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Posted: Aug 27, 2010

Circuit Judge Denise Langford Morris says she's seen just about everything in her 18 years on the bench in Oakland County. In more than 50,000 cases, Langford Morris says she has handled rapes, murders, robberies, ... Read more »

Washtenaw County Democrats hosting judicial candidate forum, open house at new campaign digs

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Posted: Aug 26, 2010

Democrats in Washtenaw County are gearing up for Saturday's statewide nominating convention in Detroit, but first they're planning an event of their own in Ann Arbor. The Washtenaw County Democratic Party is hosting an open ... Read more »