March 23, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a petition from parents seeking to revive claims that the way newborn blood samples are collected and stored in a Michigan health screening program violates their rights to make medical decisions for their children.
June 26, 2025
A Sixth Circuit panel reversed a win for a group of parents challenging a Michigan newborn health screening program, finding that the way blood samples are stored and used in the program does not violate the parents' right to make medical decisions for their children.
March 20, 2025
A Sixth Circuit panel questioned Thursday if Michigan's practice of holding onto blood samples collected through a newborn health screening program violates parents' rights to make medical decisions for their children, with one judge saying he didn't see evidence for that proposition.
November 28, 2023
Michigan health officials urged the Sixth Circuit Monday to reverse a ruling that dismantled its newborn blood-screening program, calling that program a "paragon of good government."