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On Friday, US federal judge Laurie J. Michelson temporarily granted in part a restraining order against the City of Detroit as regards its police department’s use of certain tactics on peaceful protestors, including: Use of striking weapons, chemical agents, or rubber bullets Placing in a chokehold or ramming with a vehicle Tightening zip ties or handcuffs [...]

A federal judge in Detroit on Friday rejected General Motors Co.’s amended racketeering lawsuit against its rival Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV. This judgment is the most recent activity in a lawsuit filed by General Motors Co. (GM) in November of 2019, in which GM accused Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (FCA) of paying off United Auto [...]

The COVID-19 pandemic, the death of George Floyd by the Minneapolis police, and the subsequent protests have brought racial inequalities to the forefront of public square discussion.  As faculty of color in the fields of criminal justice and legal studies, we cover diversity issues in all of our classes, especially with students who will be [...]

Many have noted the role of America’s original sin of slavery, and the sad legacy of racism that survived Appomattox, in explaining what appears to be the uniquely abusive treatment of black men by police. Another part of our history though – Prohibition – explains why the law has failed to adequately address our recurring [...]

1.  There’s something happening here; What it is ain’t exactly clear On Sunday, May 31, 2020, I posted on my Facebook that we should expect the repression to come soon. And almost like predictable clockwork, the repression started the next day. We can note the teargassing and flash grenading of peaceful demonstrators and international press [...]

The US Supreme Court on Monday denied a request to hear Jarchow v. State Bar of Wisconsin, a case concerning the constitutionality of laws requiring practicing attorneys to be bar association members and pay dues to the bar association. The suit was filed by two Wisconsin attorneys who argued that a requirement to be members of the [...]

Just last week, we were saddened by the loss of Aimee Stephens at age 59. Ms. Stephens was a Detroit funeral director who, in 2013, announced a gender transition that exposed her employer’s deep intolerance toward transgender people. For seven years, she challenged the harsh dismissal and loss of livelihood that followed the announcement. Although [...]

The state of Michigan announced settlement Thursday in a lawsuit over the poor reading skills of Detroit school children. The case follows a federal appeals court decision affirming that Detroit students at under-performing schools have the fundamental right to a basic minimum education. In the settlement, Governor Gretchen Whitmer agreed to propose legislation to fund [...]

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled on Thursday that Detroit students at under-performing schools have the fundamental right to a basic minimum education. Students from five of the city’s lowest-performing public schools brought the suit against Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer under the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the Fourteenth [...]

3M Corporation released a statement Friday morning suggesting it may not comply with a Trump administration request that it cease exporting N95 respirators to Canada and Latin America. On Thursday the president issued a memorandum ordering the company to prioritize orders from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the respirators. The memorandum formally invoked [...]