The Michigan Supreme Court on Monday ruled that new medical cost controls in Michigan's recent overhaul of its no-fault auto insurance system do not apply retroactively to the nearly 15,000 car crash victims whose accidents occurred before the change in the law.
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In a 5-2 opinion, the Supreme Court said a "vested contractual right" to ongoing benefits "cannot be stripped away or diminished."
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The Michigan Supreme Court broke new ground with its 4-3 summer opinion, saying state government can be held liable when constitutional rights are violated.
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Union fee-for-service lawsuit could test limits of Michigan’s right-to-work law
An administrative law judge found that requiring non-members to pay for representation went against their right not to join a union that’s guaranteed by the state’s right-to-work law
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Justices affirmed 1976 Civil Rights Act does protect against discrimination against sexual orientation
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A split decision by the Michigan Supreme Court keeps alive the class-action quest for damages that could encompass as many as 40,000 people caught up in a system malfunction.
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State courts had agreed that shackling Ervine Davenport at his trial violated his rights but said the error was harmless because it did not affect the verdict in his case.
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The stop violated constitutional protections against search and seizure, the court said in a 5-0 opinion.
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The Michigan Supreme Court unanimously overturned the decisions of a Kalamazoo-area judge who terminated the parental rights of a poor couple after their two children had missed 25% of school.
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To be protected under the order, tenants must opt-in by signing a declaration form saying they meet the eligibility requirements.
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