It sure stinks in Michigan!-----Judge's Acceptance Of Donation From Michigan Secretary Of State Spurs Call For Ethics Probe | ZeroHedge

Judge's Acceptance Of Donation From Michigan Secretary Of State Spurs Call For Ethics Probe | ZeroHedge - Steven Kovac via The Epoch Times

• Braden Giacobazzi and former state Sen. Patrick Colbeck sent a formal request on Oct. 1 to the Judicial Tenure Commission, a panel that oversees the conduct of judges, asking it to look into Supreme Court Justice Kyra Harris Bolden regarding the propriety of an $82,500 donation received by her campaign.
• According to Bolden’s campaign committee, the donation was received on May 17, 2024, from the Michigan Legacy PAC, which was founded by Benson. The PAC’s finance reports show that $82,500 was donated on April 26, 2024, to the Keep Kyra Harris Bolden for Justice committee.
• The activists said the donation should be investigated because Bolden accepted it when the seven-member Supreme Court was deciding an appeal filed by Benson in November 2023, which was granted by the court with a 5–2 majority in August 2024.
• The ruling overturned a decision by the Michigan Court of Claims, and a subsequent 3–0 Michigan Court of Appeals ruling upholding the lower court’s decision, that Benson’s guidance regarding poll challengers violated state law and, therefore, had to be modified...