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The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Friday upheld a decision by a lower court over attorney fees in the Flint water crisis $600 million partial settlement. The lower court previously approved the settlement and awarded attorney fees to the attorneys representing the class action participants. Although the settlement was “record-breaking” at $600 million, many Flint [...]

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US District of Columbia Attorney General Karl A. Racine Thursday filed a lawsuit against the Washington Commanders, team owner Dan Snyder, the National Football League (NFL) and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell for misrepresenting a toxic workplace investigation. The Commanders’ workplace has faced allegations of sexual harassment, verbal abuse and other misconduct for decades. Although defendants [...]

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard oral arguments in two cases involving one of its own precedents regarding felony firearms possession. The issues in both cases involves the federal law that prohibits felons from possessing firearms, 18 USC §922(g). Two years ago in Rehaif v. United States the Court held that in order to convict [...]

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President Trump’s incitement of the frightening assault on our Capitol, our Congress and our Constitution on January 6 should force us to confront some uncomfortable truths about our aspiration toward a “more perfect union.” First, no minimally aware person can any longer deny that white supremacy is a fundamental organizing principle of American policing. We [...]

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The Attorney General of Michigan brought two charges of criminal neglect Wednesday against former governor Rick Snyder for his role in the Flint water crisis. The charges cite violations of section 750.478 of the Michigan Penal Code. Section 750.478 refers to willful neglect of duty of a public officer or a person holding public trust [...]

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Judge Michael Kelly of the Michigan Court of Claims ruled in favor of Enbridge Energy and against Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel (D) and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) who both ran campaigns against the Enbridge Line 5 dual pipelines, which run under the Straits of Mackinac that connect Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. The construction [...]

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