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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

The Court held the right to counsel at all stages is foundational to the criminal justice system

A Lansing state representative has introduced a bill that would further protect the rights of Michiganders experiencing homelessness

Todd and Heather Maxon argue that aerial photos violated their constitutional right against unreasonable searches. But a local judge and the state Court of Appeals have ruled against them.

Similar bills withered in earlier sessions of the Legislature when one or both of the chambers were controlled by Republicans