House panel advances bill creating criminal penalties for protestors blocking roadways

House panel advances bill creating criminal penalties for protestors blocking roadways

Pro-Palestinian protestors gather on University of Michigan's Ann Arbor campus on March 14, 2025 to call for the release of Columbia University organizer Mahmoud Khalil | Photo: Anna Liz NicholsAfter hearing testimony on the legislation last week, members of the Michigan House Judiciary have given their recommendation to a bill looking to criminalize obstructing traffic as an act of protest, returning the policy to the House floor on Wednesday. …