Lawyer and Witness in FOIA Denial Case Indicted by Michigan’s Attorney General

Published on May 22, 2024

The legal battle of an election-related Freedom of Information Act request has ignited a political firestorm in Michigan. Macomb County resident Michael Butz filed a brief in the circuit court on May 6 containing evidence of alleged inaccuracies on the state’s voter roll. Two days later, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, a Democrat, indicted Mr. Butz’s lawyer and a whistleblower supporting his case, alleging election misconduct dating back two to three years. Six days later, on May 14, 2024, in Hillsdale County District Court, Mr. Butz’s attorney Stefanie Lambert, 42, was arraigned and pleaded not guilty to three counts of alleged election-related felonies....

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