If you lost a loved one and wanted to hold the government responsible for actions - or lack thereof - you would be out of luck. Michigan governments are protected by government immunity but why is it in place?
Currently, governments can automatically appeal lawsuits if their immunity claim fails, dragging out litigation for years. Officials say changing course will mean higher costs. But injury victims and others say justice delayed is justice denied.
Fr. Edward “Ed” Sherman, 92, Catholic Priest of the Diocese of Fargo, ND, died peacefully on Saturday morning, February 4, 2023 under the wonderful care of the staff at St. Gerard’s Community of Care in Hankinson, ND.
The legality of a Republican maneuver to weaken minimum-wage and paid-sick-leave ballot initiatives in 2018 went before the Michigan Court of Appeals, where lawyers sparred Tuesday over whether legislators could act during that session without thwarting the people's will and the state constitution…