Legally Brief: Michigan — Archive

Every edition of Legally Brief: Michigan, preserved. Each was designed for a single moment in the legal landscape.

• April 19, 2026 at 03:00 PM

  Sunday Edition

  The Michigan Supreme Court reframed no-fault "unlawful taking" in Swoope, the U.S. Supreme Court denied Line 5 cert, and Governor Whitmer paired motor-fuel and Cheboygan dam emergencies while May arguments loomed over nine withheld 2024 bills.

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• April 12, 2026 at 03:00 PM

  Sunday Edition

  April arguments, the Section 122 tariff hearing, and new probate and property-tax lines dominated the week as Michigan courts and regulators reset practice checklists statewide.

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• April 05, 2026 at 03:00 PM

  Sunday Edition

  Governor Whitmer’s energy emergency met the courts: the Supreme Court reshaped no-fault and APA paths while Michigan joined multistate fights over mail ballots, USDA conditions, tariffs, and HUD homelessness funding.

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• March 22, 2026 at 03:00 PM

  Sunday Edition

  Governor Whitmer declared dual blizzard and statewide energy emergencies while Lansing raced to save the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact and the AG challenged federal tariffs and insulin-suit preemption.

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• March 15, 2026 at 03:00 PM

  Sunday Edition

  Michigan Supreme Court heard 90 minutes of oral argument on whether MEPA review was adequate before approving Enbridge's Line 5 tunnel beneath the Straits of Mackinac, with four tribal nations and FLOW as challengers.

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• March 12, 2026 at 07:00 PM

  Sunday Edition

  SCOTUS declined a challenge to Michigan's voter roll practices, while a proposed House bill threatening ballot access for 5 million residents advanced in committee, and a federal marijuana-firearm case before the Supreme Court raised stakes for Michigan's $3.1 billion legal cannabis industry.

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• March 09, 2026 at 08:00 PM

  Weekly Briefing

  Launch edition — Legally Brief: Michigan is now live.

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