Sixth Circuit
Coverage of Sixth Circuit in the Nexus archive.
- Feds denied access to Michigan’s unredacted voter records
The Sixth Circuit Court ruled 2-1 that the federal government lacks authority under Title III of the Civil Rights Act to demand unredacted Michigan voter records, as the state created the records rather than acquiring them. The dissent argued the records should be subject to federal demand. The case arose after the U.S. attorney general sought voter data to enforce laws against non-citizen voting.
- Justices give influencer do-over against murder-for-hire conviction after wiretapping concerns
The Supreme Court ordered a new review of Ashley Grayson's murder-for-hire conviction after questioning the legality of using a recorded FaceTime call as evidence. Grayson argued the recording violated the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act, while prosecutors claimed other evidence supported her conviction.