Michigan
GOP-led Michigan Legislature to intervene in lawsuit targeting 1931 abortion law
LANSING, Mich. – New developments within the battle to dam enforcement of Michigan’s 1931 abortion regulation because the Republican-led Michigan Legislature plans to step in because the defendant and battle to maintain that regulation in place if Roe V. Wade will get overturned.
Monday (June 6), Michigan Legislature made a movement to intervene in Deliberate Parenthood’s lawsuit.
Authorized analyst and former U.S. Legal professional Barbara McQuade stated it’s extremely uncommon.
The lawsuit was supposed to cease the enforcement of Michigan’s 1931 regulation that might make abortion a felony if Roe V. Wade was overturned.
“The plaintiffs, Deliberate Parenthood, on this case, gained their preliminary injunction by default,” stated McQuade. “They gained on the deserves, however there was no opposing occasion there to argue the opposite facet. That was only a preliminary ruling, however now the Michigan Legislature will probably be there. They’ll rent a lawyer to characterize them, to defend the 1931 statute that makes abortion a felony in Michigan.”
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McQuade stated earlier than something strikes ahead, a decide must decide.
“The decide has to decide about whether or not the events have an actual curiosity at stake in permitting individuals to intervene,” McQuade stated. “I might suppose the Legislature is such a celebration. This can be a statute they handed. If the legal professional common of the state is just not going to defend the statute, which is ordinarily her position, then I might suppose {that a} decide, any decide, would wish to have an actual occasion in curiosity to make the argument.”
State Rep. Pamela Hornberger of the thirty second District stated in a press release:
”Ought to the Governor and these fringe activists succeed of their effort to create a constitutional proper to abortion out of skinny air, it’s going to open the floodgates to partial-birth and late-term abortions. That’s Deliberate Parenthood’s aim. My Republican colleagues and I’ll battle like hell to verify they don’t seem to be profitable. Polling throughout Michigan reveals that the individuals are overwhelmingly against late-term and partial-birth abortion strategies. Because the individuals’s representatives, the Legislature has a duty to intervene to defend our regulation. We’ll use each software at our disposal to defend Michigan regulation and defend the lifetime of the unborn.”
State Rep. Pamela Hornberger
Michigan Legal professional Normal Dana Nessel stated in a press release:
“I’ve made very clear that I can’t put the lives of Michigan ladies in jeopardy through the use of the sources of my workplace to defend Michigan’s 1931 statute criminalizing abortion. That is in stark distinction to a state GOP price range plan that units apart $750,000 in state funding to implement this archaic regulation and places restrictions on funds going to medical suppliers. Whereas lots of my colleagues within the legislature wish to strip ladies of their rights, I’ll proceed to guard ladies’s reproductive well being and their basic proper to make choices over their very own our bodies.”
Michigan Legal professional Normal Dana Nessel
State Rep. John Damoose, Founder and Co-chair of the Legislative Professional-Life Caucus stated in a press release:
”In the meantime, radical abortion activists are demanding that state judges try to legislate from the bench to assault professional pro-life legal guidelines, and Legal professional Normal Nessel’s inaction has boosted that effort. The Legislature is rightly going to courtroom to step in. If the legal professional common gained’t defend life and defend the regulation, then we’ll.”
State Rep. John Damoose
The most important think about all of that is the Supreme Courtroom’s ruling on Roe V. Wade. That call is anticipated to come back in late June or early July.
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Georgia Tech Vice President and Director of Athletics J Batt has accepted a position with Michigan State University.
The schools confirmed on Monday that Batt will serve as vice president and director of Intercollegiate Athletics in Lansing.
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Georgia Tech says it will begin a national search for its next athletic director.
“J has made a remarkable impact in a short time,” said Georgia Tech President Ángel Cabrera. “His vision and leadership elevated our athletics program — on the field, in the classroom, and across the national landscape. From fundraising and facilities to academic and competitive success, his legacy will be felt for years to come.”
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Michigan State football has added to the 2026 recruiting class, landing a massive priority target in the first weekend of official visit season.
Englewood (CO) native Braylon Hodge has made his commitment to Michigan State, cancelling his remaining official visits. The Spartans beat out Iowa, Minnesota and Utah for the 6-foot-3, 210 pound linebacker. He is a highly rated 3-star, ranking as an 88-rated player on 247Sports, and the No. 44 linebacker in America.
Hodge has been a rapidly rising prospect in the region, and he almost certainly will be someone that is going to see his stock continue to rise as he continue to show off his ability with his size. Getting him to commit is a massive win for the Spartans.
He is the first defensive commitment for Michigan State in the 2026 recruiting class, and comes at a massive position of need.
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More than 100 runners participated in the third annual Soles 4 Vets Memorial 5K at Granger Meadows Park in Lansing to support veterans across Michigan.
- More than 100 runners participated in the third annual Soles for Vets Memorial 5K at Granger Meadows Park in Lansing to support veterans across Michigan.
- The event raises funds for Footprints of Michigan, which provides free shoes to veterans, and the organizer, Geronimo Lerma, emphasized the growing impact and community support for the cause.
- Watch video below to learn more about how the “Sole Train” bus helps veterans in need and hear personal stories from participants, including a veteran who benefited from the program.
The event raises money for Footprints of Michigan, an organization that provides free shoes to veterans throughout the state.
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Soles 4 Vets Memorial 5K raises funds for Michigan veterans’ footwear
Geronimo Lerma, executive director of Footprints of Michigan, highlighted the growing impact of the annual fundraiser.
“It’s a wonderful event that grows every year to see the people come out and support not just veterans, but the program itself. We travel all over the state of Michigan to help as many as we can yearly, so it helps out tremendously,” Lerma said.
The organization operates what they call the “Sole Train” bus, which travels across Michigan distributing shoes to veterans in need.
Roni Perkins, a veteran who participated in the race, shared how the program has personally benefited her.
“Every Veterans Day, I’m able to come in and pick up a pair of running shoes and then meet a lot of people in the community that are like me – veterans,” Perkins said.
Organizers hope to expand the event next year to assist even more veterans throughout Michigan.
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