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As the number of elder abuse victims continues to rise, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and Michigan Supreme Court Justices banded together to create a task force to tackle the problem. More than 30 different organizations including law enforcement, state agencies, the Michigan House, Senate and Congressional delegation, and advocacy groups have committee to being […]

Unless a person accused of a crime poses a danger to society, or is a flight risk, they would be released from custody pre-trial under a package announced today. Working in a bipartisan, and bicameral manner, members of the House and Senate, along with Attorney General Dana Nessel, announced the packages reforming the bail system, […]

Echoing the House, the Senate introduced their own package that would ‘Raise the Age’ to treat 17-year-old offenders as juveniles. Under current Michigan law, 17-year-olds are automatically prosecuted as adults, even for non-violent offenses. The 14-bill bipartisan Senate package would treat those 17-year-olds as minors in most instances but would allow for 17-year-olds to be […]

A bipartisan package of legislation was introduced that would change how 17-year-olds are treated in the criminal justice system. The proposal would raise the age at which individuals are considered adults for the purpose of prosecuting and adjudicating criminal offenses. This would allow 17-year-olds to be treated as minors within the juvenile system in most […]

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and the League of Women Voters have reached an agreement regarding the league’s claims challenging the constitutionality of the 2011 redistricting of Michigan’s state legislative and Congressional districts. As part of the agreement, the league agreed to drop all claims challenging the constitutionality of the Senate and Congressional districts. The […]

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has requested an opinion from Attorney General Dana Nessel on the constitutionality of changes to Michigan’s initiative and referendum process that was passed by the legislature and signed by the governor in December 2018. Within Public Act 608, Secretary Benson is specifically asking the Attorney General to determine the constitutionality […]

This week, the Senate Judiciary Committee reported legislation making reforms to civil asset forfeiture laws in Michigan. Introduced by Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Senator Peter Lucido (R-Shelby Township), the legislation requires an individual be convicted of or plead guilty to a crime before law enforcement can take ownership of personal property through the civil asset […]

On the first day of session for the new term, House Speaker Lee Chatfield (R-Levering) was joined by House Democratic Leader Christine Greig (D-Farmington Hills) and Attorney General Dana Nessel in supporting legislation reforming the state’s civil asset forfeiture laws. To show the importance being placed on the issue, the bipartisan package of bills were […]