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Oakland County Prosecutor Announces Bid for Dem Nomination to Serve As Michigan’s Next AG
by Ben Solis
Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald announced her intention to seek the Michigan Democratic Party nomination in 2026 for state attorney general.
McDonald had teased big news this week via social media. On Tuesday…
Washtenaw County Appeal of A2Indy FOIA Case Win Gets Shot Down in Michigan Court of Appeals
by P.D. Lesko
Miller Johnson attorney James A. Buster faced three incredulous Michigan Appeals Court judges. The first question asked of Mr. Buster was telling: "Why isn't this moot?" Buster offered no arguments why his appeal on…
Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit Launches Campaign for Michigan AG
by Andrew Roth
Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit announced that he is seeking the Democratic nomination for attorney general.
Savit said his role as attorney general would be to “stand between Michiganders and those trying to…
At Preliminary Hearing For Scio Twp. Supervisor Jillian Kerry —Judge Simpson Loses Cool. Again.
by P.D. Lesko
Thanks to a series of events characterized as political dirty tricks on the part of former Scio Twp. Supervisor Will Hathaway, or current Scio Twp. Supervisor Jillian Kerry, Scio Twp. Supervisor Kerry stands charged with…
AG Search Warrants Target Ann Arbor Pro-Palestinian Student Protesters
by Jon King
Multiple search warrants have been served in at least three metro Detroit communities, which activists claim are targeting pro-Palestinian supporters from the University of Michigan.
“These are Department of Attorney…
Judge Voluntarily Disqualifies Herself in Response to Newspaper’s Motion to Disqualify
Motion to Disqualify JudgeDownload
by P.D. Lesko
On Feb. 18, 2024, the newspaper received an email from Washtenaw County Trial Court Judge Tracy E. Van den Bergh's clerk stating that, in response to a Motion to Disqualify…
Court of Appeals Reverses Local Judge Who Sentenced Defendant to 22-37.5 Years After “Disrespectful” Behavior During Hearings
Note: This is one in a series of articles about the Washtenaw County Trial Court and cases where a litigant or litigants appealed a County Trial Court judge’s ruling. The majority of local Trial Court rulings are upheld by…
Bill Co-Sponsored in 2023 By Washtenaw County House Reps. to Ban Conversion Therapy Survives Federal Challenge
by Anna Liz Nichols, Michigan Advance
In 2023, Washtenaw County House Reps. Felicia Brabec, Jimmie Wilson, Jr., Carrie Rheingans, Jennifer Conlin and Jason Morgan (along with other Michigan Reps.) co-sponsored House Bill 4616 of 2023…
Former County Sheriff Conducted Secret Investigation of Free Speech and Free Press at the Request of Local Trial Court Judge
Download and read the Sheriff's Dec. 2023 secret investigation Case Report prepared for Judge Tracy Van den Bergh.
Washtenaw Co. Sheriff Report - Judge Van Den Bergh Report 12.18.2023Download
by P.D. Lesko
1/28/25 Correction:…
Progressive Michigan to Pay $61M to Customers to Avoid Class Action Suit
Policyholders to receive compensation for unpaid taxes and fees
Progressive Marathon Insurance Company and Progressive Michigan Insurance Company have agreed to pay $61 million to resolve two proposed class action lawsuits in Michigan.
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