Six years after 18-month-old Chole plummeted 11 decks in July 2019, the loss of their daughter has proved too much for Alan ...

The teenage stepbrother of an 18-year-old woman who died on a Carnival cruise ship is a suspect in the FBI investigation, according to court papers filed this week.

Kent County's foster care system is facing a "child welfare emergency" due to state funding cuts, prompting a legal battle to ...

As chatbot romances become more commonplace, causing lasting rifts in relationships, a new legal frontier is emerging in ...

A Michigan father whose three young sons vanished without a trace nearly 15 years ago has been charged with their murders – ...

A Bridgeport Township man is to spend the rest of his life behind bars for killing his wife in front of her children. Remorse ...

Author Sarah Weinman's Without Consent tells the story of the legal and political battles to outlaw spousal rape in the U.S.

A state judicial task force is calling for a local court funding overhaul so local judges will have fewer incentives to squeeze defendants for revenue. That is part of a plan to bring courts into a ...

Proponents say removing the link between court fees and funding will bolster the relationship between local courts and the residents they cover.

A report issued Thursday unveiled a new way for Michigan courts to handle costs in criminal cases, which its authors say disincentives judges to impose excessive costs on defendants to pay for ...

“Defendant further argues that even if she was a third-party custodian, the trial court erred by holding that she had to prevail on each and every MCL 722.23 best-interest factor to meet her clear-and ...