LANSING — The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled against a former Michigan State University student who was the first person to challenge the constitutionality of the state's anti-hazing law, although the man's attorney said they will ask the state Supreme Court to hear the case.

Ethan Cao, 26, who still awaits trial in Ingham County Circuit Court, was charged with hazing causing death in 2022 following a "crossover" party planned by members of the Pi Alpha Phi fraternity. Prosecutors presented evidence in court of excessive drinking at the party that resulted in Phat Nguyen, a 21-year-old MSU junior, and three others passing out on mattresses in the basement, where Nguyen was later pronounced dead.

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