Michigan Supreme Court Strikes Down Whitmer’s Emergency Powers
In a 4-3 decision, Michigan’s Supreme Court said Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) lacked the power to unilaterally extend a state of emergency declaration, and also held that a 1945 law…
Michigan’s Gov. Whitmer Issues Order Telling State Agencies to Enforce Her Earlier Orders
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) issued an executive order earlier this month demanding state agencies more strictly enforce the earlier executive order she…
Sheriffs Refuse to Enforce Dem Gov’s Lockdown Orders
Article from The Daily Wire by Amanda Prestigiacomo. As thousands of Michigan residents gathered in protest against Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s draconian and bizarrely inconsistent lockdown measures, four sheriffs from northern Michigan counties…
Pushback on Extended, and More Intrusive, Stay-at-Home Orders
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. With weekly jobless claims spiking to 22 million in the month since the U.S, the economy went into lockdown, protests against government-imposed closures…
Michigan Steals Man’s Home for $8 Tax Bill
Article from Reason by Eric Boehm. An 83-year-old retired engineer in Michigan underpaid his property taxes by $8.41. In response, Oakland County seized his property, auctioned it off to settle…
Michigan Governor Orders Total Ban of Flavored Vapes
Article from The Washington Free Beacon by Nic Rowan. Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer (D.) on Wednesday made her state the first to institute an “all-out ban” on the sale of…
Michigan Appeals Court Reverses Felony Gun Conviction in Self-Defense Case
Article from Reason by Zuri Davis. One year after Siwatu-Salama Ra was convicted of assaulting a woman with a deadly weapon and committing a felony while in possession of a…
Michigan Passes Law Limiting Asset Forfeiture
Article from michiganradio.org by Chatherine Schaffer. In Michigan, police can seize your property if they believe it’s involved in a crime. And they can auction it off before you’re convicted…
Michigan Boy Takes Fixing Road Into His Own Hands
Article from Reason by Joe Setyon. A 12-year-old Michigan boy has taken it upon himself to do what the government can’t seem to manage. Monte Scott of Muskegon Heights used…
Dem Governor Looks to Raise These Taxes
Article from The Daily Caller by Chris White. Media reports addressing Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s proposal to increase the state’s gas taxes frequently left out important historical context, namely that Michiganders…