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The Michigan Supreme Court ruled Thursday that automatic life sentences without the possibility of parole for 19- and 20-year-old individuals convicted of murder are unconstitutional under state law.
When we treat legal behavior as legal, we move closer to a justice system that actually honors justice,” Council Member ...
Detroit police arrested a man after discovering a firearm in a vehicle he was in back in 2020. However, it was the smell of pot that first led them to the weapon - which judges say is no longer enough ...
Smelling marijuana cannot be the sole reason for police to search a car without a warrant, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled ...
Now, the Michigan courts have said the police, even though there is a strong odor of marijuana coming from a vehicle, cannot search it. I would suggest the folks in the Michigan Supreme Court have ...
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with University of Michigan law professor Leah Litman about Amy Coney Barrett's term on the U.S. Supreme Court, where she has occasionally been a swing vote.
The Michigan Supreme Court said the smell of marijuana can be one of the factors to search a vehicle, but not the only factor ...
In a 5-1 decision, the Michigan Supreme Court found that the smell of marijuana alone could no longer be used as probable ...
A new Michigan Supreme Court decision means police can no longer conduct a search because of the smell of marijuana alone.
The Michigan Supreme Court has ruled that the smell of marijuana alone no longer gives police enough probable cause to ...
In a ruling Wednesday, the Michigan Supreme Court said the odor of marijuana does not give police enough reason to search a car without a warrant, according to the Associated Press (AP).
The Michigan Supreme Court has ruled that the odor of marijuana alone isn't reason enough for police to search a car without ...