ELIZABETH GLEICHER

The Michigan appeals court is reinforcing the authority of local health officers to give orders.

Here’s where you can find Michigan general election results for Proposal 3 on abortion and reproductive rights on voting on Nov. 8, 2022.

Michigan Sen. Debbie Stabenow called “so extreme” a national ban on abortion after 15 weeks, proposed this week by South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham. Gretchen Whitmer as she campaigns for reelection, are using the Supreme Court’s June decision overruling Roe v. Wade to galvanize voters on abortion rights. Thank you,” Stabenow said in response to a question about whether the bill could further those efforts. Abortion remains legal in Michigan because Court of Claims Judge Elizabeth Gleicher deemed unconstitutional Michigan’s 1931 abortion ban, which criminalizes the procedure except to save a mother’s life. These court outcomes would be made moot if voters in November decide to amend the constitution to expressly protect abortion rights.

The ruling was the latest development over abortion rights in a state where the issue is being argued in courtrooms and, possibly, at the ballot box.

The law remained dormant after the Supreme Court's 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade.

A Michigan Court of Claims judge on Wednesday declared the state’s 1931 law banning most abortions is unconstitutional, months after issuing a preliminary injunction that blocked enforcement of the law.

A judge has struck down Michigan’s 1931 anti-abortion law, months after suspending it.

The Michigan Court of Claims ruled Wednesday that the state’s 1931 abortion ban law is ‘unconstitutional’ and cannot be enforced

The Michigan Court of Appeals has denied a request by intervening defendants to review a court of claims ruling that bars the acting state attorney general from enforcing a 1931 abortion ban.

The Michigan Court of Appeals on Wednesday declined to consider the Republican-led state legislature’s appeal of an order keeping abortion legal in Michigan. Lawmakers’ application for leave to appeal is denied “for failure to persuade the court of the need for immediate appellate review,” reads the order, dated Aug. 24. In response to a lawsuit filed by Planned Parenthood contending Michigan’s law is unconstitutional, Gleicher issued the ruling on May 17. This is one of two legal cases unfolding in the state concerning the tenuous legality of abortion. The Court of Appeals earlier this month found the injunction did not apply to those prosecutors, who are local, not state officials.

An Oakland County Circuit Court judge on Friday granted a preliminary injunction that bars county prosecutors from enforcing Michigan’s 1931 abortion ban post Roe.

An Oakland County Circuit Court judge is set to rule Friday morning on whether or not to grant a preliminary injunction that would continue to block the enforcement of Michigan’s 1931 abortion ban.

An Oakland County Circuit Court judge on Thursday continued to hear arguments for and against issuing a preliminary injunction that would continue to block the enforcement of Michigan’s 1931 abortion ban post Roe.

An Oakland County Circuit Court judge on Wednesday afternoon will hear arguments for and against extending a temporary restraining order that is currently blocking the enforcement of Michigan’s 1931 abortion ban post Roe.

The U.S. Supreme Court, in consideration of a Mississippi abortion restriction, removed on June 24 the constitutional right to abortion and left the issue for states to sort. In Whitmer’s lawsuit, the governor has asked the Michigan Supreme Court to address the issue. “This is another textbook example of why the Michigan Supreme Court must take up my lawsuit to constitutionally protect reproductive freedom as soon as possible. “I don’t see that happening.”Could any of these cases eventually make their way to the U.S. Supreme Court? The U.S. Supreme Court cannot address whether a state supreme court correctly interpreted its own constitution.

A pendulum swing of decisions within hours Monday demonstrated how tenuous the legality of abortion is in Michigan. This means, for now, county prosecutors cannot file criminal charges against abortion providers. Kallman cited a 1997 Michigan Court of Appeals case addressing the state’s 1993 informed consent law. Separately, the circuit court judge will determine whether a preliminary injunction is warranted. Kallman said his clients will obey a court order.

A judge blocked enforcement of a 1931 Michigan ban on abortion Monday, just hours after the state Court of Appeals said county prosecutors were not covered by a May order and could enforce the prohibition following the fall of Roe v. Wade.

A judge in Oakland County has just granted a temporary restraining order in response to a ruling Monday morning that cleared the way for county prosecutors to enforce Michigan’s 1931 Abortion Ban.

Planned Parenthood said it will continue to provide abortions

A Michigan Court of Claims judge has denied a motion filed by Republican lawmakers to disqualify her from ruling in a case that may ultimately determine the future of abortion regulation in the state.

The Michigan judge whose decision is keeping abortion legal in the state will continue to oversee a lawsuit filed by Planned Parenthood despite her contributions to the reproductive health organization. “I have never represented Planned Parenthood. In May, Gleicher granted an injunction requested by Planned Parenthood. Gleicher’s yearly contributions to Planned Parenthood suggest she is not impartial, the legislature argued. Even if she had represented Planned Parenthood, court rules provide for disqualification only if a judge represented a party within the preceding two years, she wrote.

A Michigan judge who suspended the state’s long-unenforced abortion ban in May denied a request Friday from state lawmakers seeking to disqualify her from presiding over the key abortion case.

Michigan’s Republican-led Legislature is asking the state Court of Appeals to lift a temporary injunction that is blocking the enforcement of the state’s 1931 abortion ban, keeping abortion legal in Michigan following the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

The Republican-lead Michigan legislature is asking the state Court of Appeals to review a Court of Claims decision keeping abortion legal in Michigan while a Planned Parenthood lawsuit is pending. “I will not prosecute women or their doctors for a personal medical decision,” she earlier said, prompting the state legislature to take action. By Michigan court rules, when an appeal is available, a complaint for superintending control must be dismissed. It asks the Michigan Supreme Court to recognize a right to abortion in the state constitution. Read more on MLive:Michigan educating public on differences between abortion pills, emergency contraceptionCould Michigan’s abortion ban affect miscarriage management, IVF and emergency contraception?

With confusion and uncertainty over abortion laws and abortion care circulating throughout the state, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is reminding residents and health care providers that abortion is currently legal in the state.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is again urging the state Supreme Court to consider her lawsuit on abortion rights, citing confusion among county prosecutors and medical providers on the current status of abortion in the state.

A judge declined to put former Detroit police chief James Craig on the Republican ballot for Michigan governor, the third candidate to lose a court challenge after election staff said campaign petitions were marred by fraudulent signatures.

The Michigan Court of Appeals has opened the door to abortion opponents who are trying to overturn a recent decision that suspended the state’s long-dormant ban on the procedure.

The Michigan Supreme Court says it wants more information from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer about her request to erase a state abortion ban from decades ago.

Michigan’s 1931 law criminalizing abortion will not go into effect if the Supreme Court overturns Roe V. Wade.

Enforcement of Michigan’s nearly century-old law banning abortions has been blocked by the state’s Court of Claims Tuesday, siding with a lawsuit that claims the ban is “unconstitutional.”

A judge has suspended Michigan’s dormant ban on abortion, saying it likely violates the state constitution.

A judge on Tuesday suspended Michigan's dormant, decades-old ban on abortion, which means the procedure would not be illegal in the state even if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns its historic Roe v. Wade decision. The Michigan law, which makes it a crime to assist in an abortion, has been on the books since 1931. The court, however, could throw out that landmark ruling before July, leaving abortion issues for each state to decide.

Updated, 3:50 p.m., 5/17/22, with comments from Planned Parenthood A Court of Claims judge granted a preliminary injunction in a suit brought by Planned Parenthood...

State prosecutors lost their bid to reinstate charges against the former president of Michigan State University who was accused of lying to investigators in 2018 when they tried to learn what she knew years earlier about sexual assault...

The Michigan Court of Appeals overturned the conviction of the former Michigan State University gymnastics coach, and dismissed charges against the school's former president.

A judge has ordered the University of Michigan to fill a public records request and release pay information for employees.

ANN ARBOR, MI -The University of Michigan must release all salary information for one of its departments, according to a Wednesday decision by a Michigan Court of Claims judge. Michigan Capitol Confidential, the news outlet for the organization, wanted all salary information on employees in the university’s Office of Institutional Equity. This was part of an investigation into pandemic-related pay freezes in public sector jobs statewide, according to a Mackinac Center release. Most requests for salary information are fulfilled “without issue,” the release stated, so UM’s decision to not provide full information prompted legal action. Read more about University of Michigan:University of Michigan president, regents will announce changes to sexual misconduct policies65% of University of Michigan students are now vaccinatedMackinac Center sues University of Michigan for documents related to state’s lockdown orders

LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan appeals court denied a request to require the counting of absentee ballots received after the time polls close on Election Day, ruling that the battleground state's deadline remains intact despite voters' approval of a constitutional amendment that expanded mail-in voting. The League of Women Voters of Michigan and three voters sued in May, seeking a declaration that absentee ballots be counted as long as they are mailed on or before Election Day and are received within six days of the election. It also said the deadline especially burdens undecided and late-deciding voters and said at least 11 states count ballots sent by Election Day. About 1.75% of ballots were not counted in the recent May local elections because they came in too late. A similar suit — funded by Priorities USA, a powerful super PAC in Democratic politics — is pending in the state Court of Claims.