The Michigan Court of Appeals says a state civil rights investigation into police misconduct in Grand Rapids can continue for as long is at needs to because it is an administrative inquiry, not a criminal matter.
Grand Rapids filed the lawsuit in 2023 against the Michigan Department of Civil Rights – arguing the state exceeded a three-year statute of limitations to wrap up its investigation.
The state argued that three-year clock does not start until and unless the department determines there was a violation, which clears a path for the party claiming discrimination to file a court case…