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February 26, 2026
A Michigan appeals court has ruled a 911 caller's claim that two motorcyclists were drunk after drinking several beers at a county fair did not give police reasonable suspicion to stop one of them, tightening the standard for when citizen tips can justify DUI traffic stops.
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February 26, 2026
Police are increasingly using drones as first responders to 911 calls, a practice they say helps them respond to crises much faster with far fewer officers, but that privacy advocates warn could lead to mass, warrantless surveillance.
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February 26, 2026
An ongoing discovery fight has intensified between a metro Detroit law firm and a former associate pursuing sexual harassment claims against her ex-boss and mentor, with the firm asking a Michigan federal court to hold the attorney's new law partner in contempt for allegedly defying a subpoena and withholding documents related to their new firm.
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February 26, 2026
The Federal Trade Commission and 11 states have reached a $100 million deal with Walmart to settle claims the company misled its "Spark" delivery program drivers over the amount they would be paid, and deceived customers over how much of the tips they paid would go to their drivers, the agency announced Thursday.
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February 25, 2026
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and its Federal Emergency Management Agency have unlawfully and abruptly terminated millions in funds meant to combat terrorism to punish states "disfavored" by the Trump administration, attorneys general for six states alleged in a lawsuit filed Wednesday in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.
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February 25, 2026
A coalition of states has urged a Washington federal court to bar the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from clawing back roughly $3 billion in federal funding for solar energy projects, arguing it can't rescind funds already obligated.
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February 25, 2026
A Connecticut federal judge on Wednesday advanced a $17.9 million generic drug price-fixing settlement between 48 states and territories and pharmaceutical companies Bausch Health US LLC, Bausch Health Americas Inc. and Lannett Co. Inc., sidelining objections by consumers suing separately in a Pennsylvania multidistrict litigation case.
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February 25, 2026
The Sixth Circuit ruled Wednesday that Adams and Reese LLP can't send a fired paralegal's sex harassment and disability bias suit to arbitration, ruling that a law that bars mandatory out-of-court resolutions for sexual harassment cases applies to the entirety of her lawsuit.
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February 25, 2026
Enbridge Energy LP insists that a Wisconsin federal court has the authority to pause a looming shutdown of a portion of its Line 5 pipeline, telling a judge that keeping the crude oil and natural gas liquids line running amid an appeal would prevent "painful, irreparable harm" to consumers, workers and energy markets in the U.S. and Canada.
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February 25, 2026
U.S. Supreme Court justices seemed skeptical Wednesday that a Michigan county violated the U.S. Constitution when it took the title to a home over a tax debt, then sold the home at a low price and refunded only that amount to the homeowner.
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February 25, 2026
A Michigan community college that missed the deadline for filing employee wage forms with the IRS while its president was seriously ill struck a deal with the federal government to recover part of a late-filing penalty it had challenged, closing a suit in federal court.
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February 25, 2026
The U.S. Department of Justice sued an exotic pet dealer in Michigan that sells animals including Swedish ducklings and spotted hyenas, alleging that the company repeatedly refused to allow federal inspectors to check on the animals' well-being in violation of the Animal Welfare Act.
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February 25, 2026
The U.S. Department of Education must fund K-12 mental health grants given to public schools to help students cope with school shootings, the Ninth Circuit ruled, denying the agency's emergency request to pause a lower court's permanent injunction pending an appeal.
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February 25, 2026
A Manhattan federal judge said Wednesday he is likely to deny counsel for Live Nation's request to appeal rulings sending the government's monopolization claims to trial, after antitrust regulators called that request a "desperate plea" for a delay.
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February 24, 2026
Arizona and California are leading a coalition of states challenging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' decision to cut vaccine recommendations for American children, alleging in a lawsuit Tuesday that the "unprecedented attack" stems from HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s "unscientific hostility to vaccines."
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February 24, 2026
The Sixth Circuit on Tuesday affirmed a lower court's dismissal of an investor lawsuit accusing Sotera Health Co. of concealing the carcinogenic nature of a gas used at its sterilization plants, finding Sotera did not make any actionable false or misleading statements to investors.
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February 24, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday denied a request to stay a lower court's order permanently wiping out the claims of more than 2,600 Koreans who said they were failed by how the settlement was structured, as they were given notice only in English regarding their claims.
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February 24, 2026
Enbridge Energy is urging the U.S. Supreme Court not to examine the Michigan governor's sovereign immunity claims as it fights her decision to revoke a pipeline easement, arguing she has sought to "manufacture" a conflict in federal precedent.
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February 24, 2026
A trucking company has told a Michigan federal court it has evidence showing Cummins Inc. decided to cite dust damage to avoid repairing its broken-down engines before even checking inside them, arguing the court should not let the engine maker out of the proposed class action.
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February 24, 2026
A Michigan federal judge on Tuesday sharply limited the scope of testimony in the Flint water trial from a regional counsel for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ruling the attorney may not serve as a "conduit for hearsay" or narrate events he learned through preparation for a deposition.
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February 24, 2026
A Connecticut federal judge has ruled that drugmaker Mallinckrodt PLC shrugged off monetary claims brought by states in a sprawling generic drug antitrust enforcement action when the company emerged from bankruptcy in 2022.
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February 24, 2026
U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared reluctant to overturn a ruling that kept Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel's lawsuit seeking to shut down an Enbridge pipeline in state court, questioning why they should excuse the company for missing a federal removal deadline.
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February 24, 2026
A Michigan federal jury said a nonprofit that assists Arab immigrants should pay a Muslim teacher $1.8 million for illegally firing her because she refused to remove a religious veil during classes, finding the employer failed to accommodate her religious beliefs.
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February 24, 2026
A Michigan federal judge is taking a voluntary leave of absence while awaiting resolution of drunk-driving charges.
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February 23, 2026
Sinclair Inc. has gotten the go ahead to proceed with the acquisition of three television stations in Michigan and New York that it previously would have been barred from buying under long-standing FCC media ownership rules that were recently struck down by the Eighth Circuit.