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Michigan Sex Offender Registry

October 3, 2024

A judge has struck down a key part of Michigan's sex offender registry requirement that thousands of people stay on the list for life, saying it is unconstitutional.

About 17,000 people who were expecting to be on the registry for 25 years suddenly faced a lifetime sanction after lawmakers amended the law in 2011.

Cameras track traffic through Grand Rapids

October 2, 2024

Cameras track traffic through Grand Rapids intersections but don't hand out tickets

When asked how many drivers they have caught running red lights, Ariana Jeske, assistant director of Mobile GR, has a quick and direct answer.

“Zero,” she says.

It’s the law.

How fentanyl traffickers are exploiting a U.S. trade law to kill Americans

October 1, 2024

Hundreds of millions of small packages pour into the U.S. each year from China – some with fentanyl ingredients stashed inside. Now, a fight is shaping up over whether and how to undo the rule change that helped set off this deadly import boom.

The Biggest Supreme Court Cases to Watch This Term

September 27, 2024

The U.S. Supreme Court returns to the bench on Oct. 7 to start a new term that includes cases on transgender rights, guns, pornography, flavored vapes, and more.

The new term begins as the Supreme Court is grappling with significant internal challenges and public scrutiny, as concerns about undisclosed gifts to certain Justices and ideologically divided decisions on some of the nation’s most divisive issues has raised questions about transparency and impartiality within the institution.