When Michigan Republicans threaten courts, they're preparing our state for federal abuse

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When Michigan Republicans threaten courts, they’re preparing our state for federal abuse
Jon King

January 26, 2026
3:39 pm


(Michigan Advance) Before Michigan ever sees federal officers flood our streets, before another video shocks the conscience, the warning signs are already here — and they are coming from inside our own state government.

As Michigan Advance reported last week, a group of Michigan House Republicans has now openly threatened the funding of state courts if the Michigan Supreme Court adopts a rule that would have the effect of limiting most immigration arrests in courthouses.

In other words, lawmakers are signaling that judicial independence itself is conditional and that courts will be punished for attempting to protect basic access to justice.

This is not a side issue. It is the canary in the coal mine.

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This is where the threat to court funding becomes impossible to ignore. When Michigan Republicans threaten to kneecap the judiciary for resisting ICE arrests in courthouses, they are not merely posturing. They are laying the groundwork for complacency. They are signaling that when federal abuses come, they will not defend the institutions meant to check them — they will discipline those institutions instead. .......................(more)

https://michiganadvance.com/2026/01/26/when-michigan-republicans-threaten-courts-theyre-preparing-our-state-for-federal-abuse/

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