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Michigan Court Overturns Whitmer Plot Convictions | Lansing News
Michigan’s top court just tossed out the convictions of two men accused in the 2020 plot to kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer, joining a similar reversal for their co-defendant Joseph Morrison. The key legal twist? Michigan law doesn’t classify kidnapping as a violent felony for terrorism charges — a ruling the court felt compelled to apply, even though the defendants didn’t raise it. Attorney General Dana Nessel is furious, calling the decision “disastrous” and vowing to appeal — insisting these men were part of a coordinated domestic terrorism scheme and that the state won’t back down. The…
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