(Lansing, MI) – Michigan’s House Judiciary Committee is reviewing a proposal that would require the attorney general to seek approval from either the governor or the Legislature before stepping into an ongoing case. Supporters say the change would prevent the office from acting on its own, while opponents warn it would slow urgent legal responses and weaken the state’s ability to protect residents. The package also includes a measure to stop the attorney general from filing cases in Lansing-area courts by default, a practice critics claim gives the state an advantage in choosing juries.
The bills are still in committee and are unlikely to advance in a Senate controlled by Democrats.
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