Under current Michigan law, a judge or jury ... and local governments to bar gay panic legal defenses. Now, over ten years later, Michigan will be banning the defense, becoming the 20th state ...

Gay and transgender “panic” defenses are no longer viable in Michigan courtrooms under legislation signed Tuesday by Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Michigan is the 20th state to outlaw such ...

Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed ... is sometimes called the “gay panic” defense in cases of crimes, particularly violent offenses, against LGBTQ people. The new law instructs courts that ...

The state of Michigan has outlawed the so-called “gay ... panic” defense, becoming the 20th state in the U.S. to do so. On Tuesday, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) signed a slate of 39 bills into ...

On July 23, Whitmer signed the “gay defense” ban into law, now outlawing this defense ... what can the banning of LGBTQ panic defense laws signify for the rest of the country?

Gay and transgender “panic” defenses are no longer viable in Michigan courtrooms under legislation signed Tuesday by Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Michigan is the 20th state to outlaw such ...