DETROIT — Oakland County Circuit Judge Jacob Cunningham has ruled Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will not be forced to testify in the case she filed to stop enforcement of Michigan's abortion ban — a decision that was almost immediately appealed to the state Court of Appeals. Cunningham said Wednesday that Whitmer established good cause to quash the subpoena — issued for a hearing next week on the possibility for a preliminary injunction — when she argued it was unnecessary because the governor hasn't intended to bring the suit in her personal capacity but on behalf of the state. "It is apparent the de...
Whitmer won't have to testify in abortion case, judge says; defendants appeal
August 12, 2022 5:54PM ET



