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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday signed a bill banning "gay panic" or ... the 20th state to outlaw the 'gay or transgender panic defense' in a court of law. This defense uses the discovery of ...

Gretchen Whitmer signs Senate Bill 4 ... Among the bills signed was HB 4718, which bans the “gay panic” or “trans panic” legal defense. The defense allows defendants to argue that ...

(FOX 2) - A bill preventing a gay or transgender panic defenses heads to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's desk after passing ... saying that they acted in self-defense after receiving unwanted advances ...

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 ...