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In Lansing, Democrats are quickly and quietly putting in place their leadership structure as they prepare to take control of both chambers. In Washington, it’s just the opposite for House Republicans who face the prospect of being unable to elect a Speaker of the House.
The upcoming resignation of Michigan Chief Justice Bridget Mary McCormack brings some major changes to the court: a centrist Republican appointee as the new Chief Justice (at least, for awhile) and the first-ever black woman named to McCormack’s unfinished term.
- Elizabeth Clement, a moderate on Michigan Supreme Court, named chief justice | Bridge Michigan
- Kyra Harris Bolden makes history with appointment to Michigan Supreme Court | Bridge Michigan
- Newest Michigan Supreme Court member is a young Black mom. How it’s historic
- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s to-do list: gun control, tax cuts, Right-to-Work repeal | Bridge Michigan
- As Democrats take charge in Lansing, some business leaders sweat their agenda | Bridge Michigan
- Michigan GOP leader: Bid to probe 2022 election a ‘shameless’ stunt | Bridge Michigan
- Wentworth: House was ready to investigate allegations against Chatfield
- Biden coming to Michigan on Nov. 29 to tout semiconductor bill
- Opinion | How the Supreme Court can start to regain Americans’ trust in its ethics – The Washington Post
- Morning Consult National Tracking Poll November 18-20
Joining the conversation this week: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. Nesselwas reelected with an eight-and-a-half point victory over Big Lie promoter and potential criminal defendant Matt DePerno, a definite improvement over her narrow 2.75 point victory over Tom Leonard four years ago.
As Attorney General, her visibility rose first when state GOP chairman Ron Weiser referred to her as one of Michigan’s “three witches” (along with Gov. Whitmer and Secretary of State Benson), and achieved national prominence when then-President Donald Trump labeled her a “wacky do-nothing.”
Nessel first achieved legal prominence in 2014 when she successfully argued for the plaintiffs in DeBoer v. Snyder, which challenged Michigan’s ban on the statewide legal recognition of same-sex marriage; the case was eventually combined with others and appealed to the Supreme Court of the United States as Obergefell v. Hodges, which led to the nationwide legal recognition of same-sex marriage. In 2016, she founded Fair Michigan, a nonprofit organization that works to prosecute hate crimes against the LGBT community.
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