Michigan, SNAP and Supreme Court
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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel's office is asking the court to overturn two previous rulings and allow an investigation into Eli Lilly and Co.
The Michigan Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in the state attorney general’s case against insulin-maker Eli Lilly and Company.
The Michigan Supreme Court said it will rule on a legal fight over the legitimacy of Stellantis’ supplier contracts, a move that will have big implications for millions of automotive contracts.
Michigan trial courts cost about $1.2 billion annually to maintain and are primarily funded by local governments and court fees. A new report from the Michigan Judicial Council recommends a centralized state funding system to relieve pressure on local courts and remove possible conflicts of interest.
A state judicial task force is calling for a local court funding overhaul so local judges will have fewer incentives to squeeze defendants for revenue. That is part of a plan to bring courts into a compliance with an 11-year-old Michigan Supreme Court decision that money from fines and fees can’t be used to pay courts’ day-to-day operating costs.
A new study recommends Michigan should centralize revenue collected in trial courts to remove pressures causing some judges to over-bill defendants.
Michigan AG argues to reverse consumer law cases, urging the Supreme Court to allow state action against corporates for exploitative practices.
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Tariffs are Trump’s favorite foreign policy tool. The Supreme Court could change how he uses them
For President Donald Trump, tariffs — or the threat of them — can bend nations to his will. The president has used them not only as the underpinning of his economic agenda, but as the cornerstone of his foreign policy in his second term.