Violent crime rose more in Michigan than other states. Republicans say Whitmer is soft on crime, but experts say that doesn’t explain crime that spiked nationwide amid pandemic.
Seventh Circuit Court Judge Elizabeth Kelly dropped felony charges against seven former government officials tied to the Flint water crisis on Tuesday.
The suit blames FKI Hardware Inc. for contaminating nine west Michigan properties with PFAS, volatile organic compounds and metals before exiting Michigan in 2016. It’s the latest in a slew of actions by Nessel’s office against alleged groundwater polluters.
Attorney General Dana Nessel and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson have millions of dollars in the bank. Their lesser-known rivals, Matthew DePerno and Kristina Karamo, have few funds left and not much time until Election Day.
A spokesperson for Dana Nessel’s office said the criminal investigation prompted by allegations of sexual assault by Chatfield’s sister-in-law remains “open and ongoing.”
Muskegon County Prosecutor D.J. Hilson, a Democrat, will serve as special prosecutor in a Michigan vote tabulator tampering case. He’ll consider possible charges against Republican attorney general nominee Matthew DePerno and others identified in a state investigation.
Judge dismisses Attorney General Dana Nessel and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson from lawsuit by ‘constitutional sheriff’ alleging the state interfered in his investigation of the presidential election.
Gov. Whitmer and fellow incumbents Dana Nessel and Jocelyn Benson have a significant fundraising advantage over their likely Republican opponents this November. They warned delegates not to take the races for granted. There’s “too much at stake,” Whitmer said.
An Oakland County judge issued a preliminary injunction Friday blocking enforcement of a decades-old abortion ban while legal challenges are pending in Michigan.
A federal judge ruled the attorney general’s suit seeking a Line 5 pipeline shutdown should be heard in federal court. Nessel wanted the matter kept in state court, where she saw a more secure path to victory.
An Oakland County judge hears testimony over two days. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wants to bar enforcement of a 1931 ban on abortion. Some prosecutors contend they should have the right since Roe was overturned.
Some Republican prosecutors want to enforce Michigan’s long-dormant abortion law. A county court judge is currently mulling a request from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s legal team to prevent that while the legality of abortion in Michigan wends through the courts.
Michigan secretary of state candidate Kristina Karamo held a fundraiser with Trump on Tuesday night in New Jersey. New disclosure reports show Karamo and attorney general hopeful Matt DePerno have raised far less than Democratic incumbents Jocelyn Benson and Dana Nessel.
A forensic data firm retained by allies of former President Donald Trump was reportedly paid to obtain and provide data from county election systems in Michigan and other battleground states.
The attorney general wants a special prosecutor to investigate her Republican rival on claims he breached the security of election equipment. The bid comes on the eve of county Republican conventions.
The request from Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office claims that voting machines were breached in an effort to prove former President Donald Trump’s false claims he won the 2020 election in Michigan.
Plugging sensitive reproductive health data, such as information on menstrual cycles, into a tracking app could be used in prosecutions if the state once again bans abortion, the Attorney General warned.
The Michigan Supreme Court unanimously rejected the use of a one-judge grand jury by Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office to indict the ex-governor and other Flint water crisis defendants. Snyder’s lawyers blasted prosecutors as “vindictive.”
