A circuit court judge has entered a preliminary injunction against enforcement of the Michigan law (MCL 750.14) that bans abortion except to save the life of the mother. The Aug. 19 action by Oakland County Circuit Judge Jacob Cunningham was in response to a request by Michigan’s Governor Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, to enjoin 13…
Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction to Bar Enforcement of Michigan Abortion Law
Whitmer ‘Too Busy’ to Testify in Abortion Law Enforcement Case: Files Motion to Quash Subpoena
Attorneys for Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer have asked a trial judge to excuse her from testifying in the lawsuit she brought to block county prosecutors from enforcing the state’s strict abortion law. Whitmer, a first-term Democrat, is seeking reelection in November. She has made the overturning of Roe v. Wade by the U.S. Supreme Court…
Michigan Legal System in Disarray After Roe v. Wade Decision
Judge Elizabeth Gleicher, a Democrat appointee and Planned Parenthood donor, is the presiding judge in a case brought by the non-profit organization and an abortion provider against the state of Michigan that could keep performing abortions legal. The case before Gleicher seeks to establish that abortion is a right implied in the state constitution, and…
Whitmer and Allies ‘Fight Like Hell’ to Keep Abortion Legal in Michigan
Pro-abortion forces led by Michigan’s Governor Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, were already actively battling the June 24 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade long before it was handed down. If anything, the formal announcement of the ruling has only stiffened their resolve. Leading up to the High Court’s decision, some…
A Record 10 Republicans File Petitions Vying for Nomination to Take on Whitmer
April 22, 2022
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Ten GOP candidates for governor of Michigan filed nominating petitions to place their name on the Aug. 2 primary election ballot. All 10 Republican hopefuls turned in signatures in excess of the 15,000 required by the April 19 filing deadline. Three of the original 13 declared candidates have dropped out of the race. If the…
Michigan Prosecutors Lawyer-Up to Fight Whitmer Abortion Lawsuit
April 19, 2022
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Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, is asking a county judge to enjoin 13 Michigan prosecutors from prosecuting violators of a state law that criminalizes most abortions. The 1931 law was made moot when the U.S. Supreme Court, in its 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, legalized abortion in all 50 states. But the 91-year-old statute…
‘Save Democracy, Abortion Rights’ Are Midterm Election Goals for Michigan Democrats
April 12, 2022
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Two main goals emerged from the Democratic Party of Michigan’s spring 2022 State Endorsement Convention held in Detroit last weekend—saving democracy and making abortion a state constitutional right. The April 9 proceedings featured speeches by Michigan’s three highest state-level elected officials, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Attorney General Dana Nessel, and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, all…
Whitmer Launches Supreme Court Action to Keep Abortion Legal in Michigan
Michigan’s Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, has asked the state Supreme Court to immediately declare that abortion is a right protected by the Michigan Constitution. The first-term governor, who is seeking reelection this November, used her executive authority to bypass the lower courts in order to expedite the state Supreme Court’s consideration of her lawsuit….
Michigan Under-Counted COVID-19 Nursing Home Deaths by 30 Percent, Auditor Finds
The administration of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) under-reported the number of nursing home residents who died from COVID-19 by 30 percent., according to a report by a state auditor general. Auditor General Doug Ringler has been haggling with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services for months over the numbers and how to…
Michigan Undercounted COVID-19 Nursing Home Deaths by 30 Percent, Auditor Finds
The administration of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer underreported the number of nursing home residents who died from COVID-19 by 30 percent, according to a report by the state’s auditor general. Auditor General Doug Ringler has been haggling with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services for months over the numbers and how to count…
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