Hail to the Chief Justice
Newly elected Chief Justice Robert P. Young Jr. As expected, Robert P. Young Jr. has been elected Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court. In a press statement, Young said his highest priorities as...
View ArticleZahra to Supreme Court
Michigan Court of Appeals judge Brian Zahra was appointed by Governor Rick Snyder to replace Maura Corrigan on the Michigan Supreme Court. In a statement, Chief Justice Robert P. Young Jr. said Zahra...
View ArticleDistrict court judge asked about expenditures
From the Freep: Inkster Chief Judge Sylvia James has until Monday to explain to the Michigan Supreme Court why the 22nd District Court has a community service fund, and must submit written...
View ArticleThree MSC opinions in, five remain
Justice Mary Beth Kelly The Michigan Supreme Court released opinions in three of the eight cases that remain pending for the 2010-2011 term. All three opinions released yesterday were criminal cases....
View ArticleMSC vacates conviction over Confrontation Clause issue
In People v. Fackelman, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled that the prosecution’s failure to call an independent psychiatrist to testify during trial violated the Confrontation Clause. In the majority...
View ArticlePlaintiff can’t amend NOI to add a party, MSC rules
A medical malpractice plaintiff can’t use Bush v. Shabahang and MCL 600.2301 to amend his notice of intent (NOI) to add a party to the lawsuit, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled. In the majority...
View Article$9.2M: Michigan tops nation in supreme court campaign spending
Michigan led the nation in campaign spending for 2009-2010 on state high-court elections, according to a report prepared by the Justice at Stake Campaign and two of its partners, the Brennan Center for...
View ArticleMSC’s Young: COA slip-and-fall ruling ‘defies common sense’
A Court of Appeals ruling that a jury should decide whether soap residue in a YMCA shower is an open and obvious danger is “flabbergasting,” says Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert P. Young...
View ArticleMSC: Emergency school manager oath-of-office case moot
Robert Davis, the Highland Park school board’s secretary who last week pleaded not guilty to federal charges of converting school district funds, has one less thing to worry about, courtesy of the...
View ArticleThe plot thickens: Johnson appointed to Inkster district court
Gov. Rick Snyder’s Sept. 5th appointment of Sabrina Johnson to the Inkster-based 22nd District Court could result in one of the shortest stays on the bench since Justice Alton Davis’s four-month stint...
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