LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Seeking to avoid a lengthy legal fight, Republican lawmakers on Wednesday asked the Michigan Supreme Court to rule on the constitutionality of their unprecedented strategy to...
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Supreme Court in the new year will decide whether counties can continue to hit the jackpot when foreclosing on properties.
Counties routinely sell real estate when taxes are long overdue. State law allows them to pocket everything — even if the sales price exceeds the amount of debt. The Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether it adds up to an illegal government taking under the Michigan and U.S. constitutions.
DETROIT (AP) — The Michigan Supreme Court is hearing a dispute over $1,611. The result, however, will carry a much higher price, impacting millions of dollars now raked in from criminal defendants who must pay to keep the heat turned up, the air conditioners humming and the floors waxed in local courts all over the state.
LIVONIA, Mich. (AP) — Megan Cavanagh recalls her father casually holding court at the family dinner table, even if he wasn't wearing his robe as a Michigan Supreme Court justice.
"He would sit and listen to other peoples' opinions and be the arbiter. He always tried to put himself in the shoes of the party or person in front of him," Cavanagh said. "That was him as a judge and a dad."