Detroit Informer

Opponents of Michigan's new emergency manager law, which goes into effect today, filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Detroit on Wednesday, saying the legislation deprives citizens of "constitutionally protected rights" and dilutes their vote. Full News here – Metro/State News RSS from The Detroit News

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Attorney, franchiser respond to suit against Metro Detroit restaurant that … DETROIT, MI – An attorney for the franchisee of a Golden Corral in Westland has responded to a federal lawsuit that alleges the restaurant unlawfully discriminated against a Garden City family. In a prepared statement for Corral of Westland LLC, Mark … Full News [...]

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A class-action lawsuit filed by the parents of a Birmingham sixth-grader alleges the Oakland County district is violating state policy by requiring students' families to buy specific items for use at school. The suit, filed in Oakland Circuit Court by John and Laurie Kelly of Troy, is focusing attention on the often lengthy and costly [...]

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A flight attendant has dropped her sexual harassment suit against real-estate mogul A. Alfred Taubman just weeks after filing it. Full News here – Metro/State News RSS from The Detroit News

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A flight attendant who sued mall mogul Alfred Taubman for sexual harassment last month has withdrawn her case and agreed not to refile it. Full News here – freep

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LIVE BLOG: Follow along with day 41 of the Kwame Kilpatrick corruption trial as 7 Action News Investigator Ross Jones blogs all the news from federal court. Full News here – Detroit | WXYZ

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NHL files suit, labor charge against players union | Detroit Red Wings … NEW YORK — Anticipating a possible antitrust suit, the NHL has brought its labor fight against hockey players to federal court. The league filed a class action suit Friday in U.S. District Court in New York, seeking to establish that its now [...]

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A flight attendant is suing prominent real estate developer A. Alfred Taubman, claiming he fondled her, tried to rip off her clothing during flights and told her she ruined her life when she got pregnant and should have gotten an abortion. Full News here – Metro/State News RSS from The Detroit News

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Austin, Texas — To 15-year-old Andrea Hernandez, the tracking microchip embedded in her student ID card is a "mark of the beast," sacrilege to her Christian faith — not to mention how it pinpoints her location, even in the school bathroom. Full News here – Schools RSS from The Detroit News

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A lawsuit that seeks the removal of the Detroit Public Schools emergency financial manager was filed Monday with the state Supreme Court after it was rejected by the state Court of Appeals last week. Full News here – freep

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Warren — A Macomb County judge dismissed a lawsuit against Warren Consolidated Schools saying the family of a former African-American student failed to prove discrimination occurred when excerpts from a book about slavery containing "outrageous statements" — including the N-word — were read aloud in her class. Full News here – Schools RSS from The [...]

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Jeff Beasley, the city's indicted former treasurer, has failed to defend himself against allegations he helped strong-arm a city pension fund businessman out of $ 125,000 worth of private jet flights, meals, golf outings and Las Vegas hotel rooms. Full News here – Metro/State News RSS from The Detroit News

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The American Civil Liberties Union announced a lawsuit on behalf of Highland Park Public Schools students and their parents … Full News here – Click On Detroit News

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ACLU readies school-related suit United for a Free Syria is working with the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law to host a town hall and legal clinic for temporary protected status (TPS) applicants 10 a.m.-noon Saturday at the Troy Public Library, 510 W. Big Beaver Road. People … Full News here – Read more [...]

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