She Underpaid a Property Tax Bill. So the Government Seized Her Home, Sold It—and Kept the $102,636 Profit.
Chelsea Koetter is asking the Michigan Supreme Court to render the state's debt collection scheme unconstitutional.
Chelsea Koetter is asking the Michigan Supreme Court to render the state's debt collection scheme unconstitutional.
The ruling is the second recent court decision that has curbed Detroit's aggressive vehicle forfeiture program.
Robert Williams was arrested in 2020 after facial recognition software incorrectly identified him as the person responsible for a Detroit-area shoplifting incident.
The plot to kidnap the Michigan governor was in large part concocted and encouraged by paid FBI informants and their Bureau handlers.
Yes, cheap imports hurt some American companies. But protectionist trade policy harms many more Americans than it helps.
Corey Harris attracted widespread news coverage—including from Reason—when a video showed him behind the wheel during a court hearing about a suspended license. Except he never had a license at all.
Corey Harris' case should never have been a national news story to begin with.
Bans have resulted in what some have called the "whitewashing" of American juries.
The court declined to address whether the search violated the Fourth Amendment and merely held that the evidence could not be excluded in a civil case.
Sadly, not by drinking it—the government just lost a fifth of the state’s inventory.
Two class-action lawsuits say Michigan counties take cuts of the exorbitant costs of inmate phone calls while children go months without seeing their parents in person.
In the name of safety, politicians did many things that diminished our lives—without making us safer.
James Crumbley, who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter, may be an unsympathetic defendant. But this prosecution still made little sense.
Why are federal taxpayers paying for upgrades at tiny rural airports, Thanksgiving Day parades, and enhancements for Alaskan king crabs?
The other Biden policy abroad that left an imprint on Tuesday’s presidential primary
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Former Rep. Justin Amash says "the idea of introducing impeachment legislation suggests there's other people who will join you. Otherwise, it's just an exercise in futility."
Copper Peak revitalization was pitched as an economic development project for the Upper Peninsula, which already has two working ski jumps.
Peter Meijer talks about his run for Senate, his Trump impeachment vote, and possibly competing against Justin Amash on the latest episode of Just Asking Questions.
In some sense, the case seemed to hinge on what prosecutors wished the law said, not on what it actually says.
Michigan jurors are considering whether Crumbley's carelessness amounted to involuntary manslaughter.
Peter and Annica Quakenbush are suing Brooks Township for the right to operate an environmentally friendly cemetery.
The bulk of the employees may be able to find work elsewhere within the company, but the state could still be on the hook for the promised cash.
For the third time in five years, the Center for Economic Accountability found an electric vehicle or battery plant to be the most egregious waste of taxpayer funds.
If states insist upon giving away taxpayer money to private companies, the least they can offer in return is transparency.
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan argues that shifting taxes from homes to the land they sit on will encourage development and cut taxes for most homeowners. Local property tax activists aren't convinced.
Ford and General Motors have tempered plans for E.V. production, but governments still spend billions of dollars in incentives.
The Michigan Supreme Court will hear opening arguments today in a case that could decide whether the practice is allowed.
Plus: A listener asks whether younger generations are capable of passing reforms to entitlement spending.
Labor actions largely respond to policies that cause widespread pain.
A likely consequence: Sick students will avoid going to the university hospital.
Republicans who participated in the scheme say they relied on legal advice grounded in historical precedent.
The alleged state and federal felonies involve intent elements that may be difficult to prove.
The 2013 bankruptcy filing didn't make the city more prosperous, more functional, or less corrupt.
The state court of appeals held previously that unconstitutionally collected evidence could still be used for civil enforcement.
Carmakers don't need a crony-capitalist slush fund.
Proponents say that the bills would ensure the quality of fishing and hunting guides, but occupational licensing doesn't tend to work that way.
A win for Geraldine Tyler, who is now 94 years old, would be a win for property rights.
"Criticism of the president is core political speech protected by the First Amendment," says the students' attorney.
A decade as a right-to-work state made Michigan better off.
James King is once again asking the high court to rule that two officers should not receive immunity for choking him unconscious and temporarily disfiguring his face.
The Institute for Justice says Robert Reeves' First Amendment rights were violated when prosecutors filed and refiled baseless felony charges against him after he sued to get his car back.