Michigan Dems plan to slay old ‘zombie laws’
Michigan Dems plan to slay old ‘zombie laws’ Photo Illustration By Kyle Kaminski December 4, 2024 Democratic lawmakers are planning to repeal outdated—and largely unenforced—state laws that criminalize adultery and same-sex sexual conduct in the state of Michigan. MICHIGAN—Lawmakers are hashing out plans this month to clean up a few outdated and currently unenforced portions of state law—including old statutes from the early 1900s that make it illegal for Michiganders to cheat on their spouse or to have same-sex sexual contact.
Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) calls them “zombie laws.” And in a recent interview with The ‘Gander, she said it’s critical to update state laws to remove antiquated, bigoted, and unconstitutional language that could be used to harm Michiganders. “These are things we could take off the books pre-emptively, so we don’t end up in a situation where our rights are going backwards based on something at the federal level,” Brinks said. The state House Criminal Justice Committee reportedly fielded testimony on the proposed changes on Tuesday—including on plans to remove a provision in state law that criminalizes same-sex sexual conduct as an…
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