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U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday appointed Matthew Schneider as the interim U.S. attorney for Michigan's Eastern District. Schneider is…

Two more defendants appeared in court as a part of a federal prosecution alleging female genital cutting.Dr. Fakhruddin Attar and his wife Farida Attar…

The state of Michigan has filed a motion to dismiss a potential class action lawsuit in the Flint water crisis. The motion was filed Monday afternoon in…

A federal judge has dismissed two federal consent decrees against the Detroit Police Department, freeing it from strict federal oversight.The department…

Bernard Friedman is the U.S. District Judge who today refused to throw out a case that challenged Michigan's ban on gay marriage.Friedman was nominated by…

In a preliminary ruling, a federal judge has struck down a state law that prohibits public employers from offering health coverage and other benefits to…

The Humane Society along with several other groups filed a lawsuit in federal court today to put a stop to gray wolf hunting in the Great Lakes Region.The…

DETROIT (AP) - A federal judge says all Michigan inmates serving no-parole sentences for murder committed as juveniles are entitled to a chance at…

You'll be seeing a lot of news about the trial of seven militia members accused of plotting a violent uprising against the government in the coming…

WASHINGTON (AP) - One of the nation's largest consumer debt buyers will pay a $2.5 million civil fine to settle deception allegations.The Federal Trade…