Michigan’s system of government is built on a simple but essential principle: lawmakers write the laws, and judges interpret them. When courts abandon that role and begin creating policy from the ...

Delays, inconsistency, inefficiency, and poor decisions have become hallmarks of Michigan's family court system, writes Liisa Speaker.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For some, there is a greater cost to being accused of a crime. Since 2013, Michigan judges could force non-English speaking ...

A state commission is recommending the creation of a Trial Court Fund in Michigan, part of an effort to overhaul how local courts are funded more than a decade after the state Supreme Court ruled it ...

“How old were you when you heard the term ‘speed trap’ for the first time,” Tom Boyd asked. He’d spent the last half hour talking about a plan to change the way Michigan pays for its local courts, ...

KENT COUNTY, MI - The Michigan Court of Claims has ruled the state must maintain a unique, performance-based foster care model in Kent County. The decision comes after the West Michigan Partnership ...