An Oakland County judge issued a preliminary injunction Friday blocking enforcement of a decades-old abortion ban while legal challenges are pending in Michigan.
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Losses by Black candidates revive fears about Michigan redistricting
The new districts have survived court challenges. But some Black Democrats say they ‘screwed things up’ and will hurt voters, particularly in Detroit.
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Michigan primary takeaways: Big night for Trump, bad night for Black Democrats
Results are still trickling in from some parts of the state, but here’s what we know: It was a good night for Tudor Dixon and many other Trump-aligned candidates, while fears about reduced minority representation may have materialized.
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Jocelyn Benson warns of arrests if Michigan primary disrupted
Benson said election officials around the state are prepared for the possibility of disruptions and said the department will continue to combat misinformation about the legitimacy of the 2020 election results that former President Donald Trump has claimed were fraudulent.
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Can Black candidates win in Michigan’s new districts? It may be a struggle
Michigan’s 8th state Senate Democratic primary embodies questions of representation and equity raised by redistricting
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Roe v. Wade overturned in blockbuster ruling. Abortion still legal in Michigan
The fate of abortion access will be left to states under a new U.S. Supreme Court ruling. Michigan has a 1931 law that makes abortion a felony that is being litigated in the court system.