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The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled last week that the chimpanzees don’t have legal status similar to humans

The trial court that first heard the case decided it could go forward. The state Court of Appeals decided it should have been dismissed

The lawsuit says the state has been improperly denying injured worker benefits to people without legal status

The 17-bill package would push landlords to make repairs faster, limit the miscellaneous fees landlords can charge, and seal eviction records after a couple years.

Knowing your rights as a renter and being able to exercise them can be difficult. That's where the Grand Rapids Area Tenant Union comes in. WGVU's Joe Bielecki talked to Grace Cole, an organizer with the union, about how the union is building a support system for renters in the area.

The measure was given unanimous support Monday night by the City Council

The Michigan Immigrant Rights Center is fighting a policy that denies injury benefits to undocumented workers. It is specifically claiming its own damages in this case

The new laws will allow automatic custody rights for couples that use a paid surrogate to carry a pregnancy

Authorities in Alger County can’t use the boy’s incriminating statements against him because he wasn’t given a Miranda warning.

Michigan legislation to repeal several abortion-related regulations got its first committee hearing Thursday