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The new specialty court has been created to deal with the rising numbers of domestic violence cases
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Scott Vander Werf and Eric Kuiper discuss this weekend’s new movies, 131 is set to see more construction closures, we look at a growing need for more correctional officers, and more state and West Michigan news.
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The legislation requires the State Court Administrative Office to collect information and compile a report to help develop a new funding system
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The issue of trial court funding has been a pressing matter for years. A 2017 state law passed under then-Republican Governor Rick Snyder created a Trial Court Funding Commission to review concerns and come up with recommendations for lawmakers to pass
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Kent County residents with outstanding court fees can receive amnesty in March and April. Kent County courts are offering the resolution without additional penalties
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One of the bills would allow defendants who pleaded guilty to ask to have their cases re-opened
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Today the Michigan Court of Appeals rejected the request to dismiss charges against the ex-Grand Rapids police officer in the shooting death of Patrick Lyoya
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Lawyers for the state, and for two 2018 ballot measures, argued over the constitutionality of a legislative tactic known as “adopt and amend” before the state supreme Court today.
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In a split decision last week, the Michigan Court of Appeals rejected a challenge to how judges handle criminal sentencing decisions. That may not be the final word.
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A judge found enough evidence to send the second-degree murder case to a trial court. The evidence includes video of the shooting