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 ...

The state of Michigan has outlawed the so-called “gay or trans 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 ...

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 ...

A study by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law from 2021 found that the “gay panic defense” law has been used in court cases in approximately one-half of states across the U.S. The ...

On July 23, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed into law a bill prohibiting LGBTQ+ “panic” legal defenses in Michigan. The law, which will go into effect later this year, will end the practice of judges or ...

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 ...