Most people may think of debtors’ prisons as a relic of history. But they arguably still exist in this country, where judges in criminal cases routinely employ a strong-arm collection…
After news this week that a former top drug prosecutor in the Detroit area—along with a former local judge and two cops—had been criminally charged for allegedly helping present perjured…
A retired Detroit area prosecutor and a retired Michigan judge have been criminally charged, along with two police officers, concerning an alleged conspiracy to conceal information about a witness in…
Ever wondered what was in former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s mind during the infamous text-message debacle? His oversight of a now-former city police official’s complaint of unfair treatment was, of…
Hiring—and trusting—a disbarred lawyer known for his 1980s involvement in a bizarre condoms-for-chickens scam was a mistake, a retired Michigan judge says.
“Former Clinton Township district court judge William Cannon…
In a hard-fought municipal ordinance case pitting a Michigan man, supported by local environmental groups, against his township’s governing officials, a local judge has weighed in against the flourishing so-called…
A juvenile offender in Michigan who pried off a metal panel and escaped from his courthouse holding cell was found about an hour later hiding in the trunk of a…
In the latest chapter of a criminal case that ignited public interest with its allegations of sex, lies and steamy text messages between the former Detroit mayor and his ex-top…
A former dental student at the University of Michigan who was dismissed after her third year due to claimed academic deficiencies has won a $1.72 million verdict from four faculty…
Former federal prosecutor Richard Convertino is seeking a contempt order and fines between $500 and $5,000 a day for a Detroit Free Press reporter who has declined to reveal his…