Michigan House Approves Bills Extending, Expanding Unemployment Benefits
The House moved quickly to address a potential crisis caused by the state Supreme Court’s invalidation of many of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s coronavirus-related executive orders.
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Los Angeles County to Pay $14m to Detainees Illegally Held Due to Immigration Investigations
Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva expressed disappointment that the funds would be cut from his office’s budget, since many of the offenses were committed by his predecessors.
Black Texas Man Led with Rope by Mounted Officers Sue Galveston for $1 Million
An attorney for Donald Neely, 44, says the White officers who arrested the man should have known better.
Michigan Supreme Court Invalidates Most Coronavirus-Related Orders Issued by Gov. Whitmer
The justices’ ruling jeopardizes nearly 1 million unemployment claims.
Federal Judge Tosses Trump Campaign Lawsuit Against Pennsylvania
U.S. District Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan said the Trump campaign’s allegations of ballot drop-boxes facilitating voter fraud are “speculative” at best.
Class Action Against General Motors Claims Bad Manufacturing Caused Corvette Wheels to Fail
The lawsuit alleges that G.M. used poor-quality, inferior materials to keep the “unsprung weight” of the 2015-2019 Corvette Z06 down.
FBI: Michigan Militia Members Planned to Kidnap, Try, and Murder Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
The self-proclaimed “patriots” first planned a full-blown attack on the capitol, then decided to “grab” Gov. Whitmer from her vacation home.
Supreme Court Hears Case of Muslim Men Put on No-Fly List for Refusing to Spy on Fellow Worshipers
Muhammad Tanvir says FBI agents wouldn’t let him board a flight to visit his sick mother in Pakistan, telling him they’d only pull his no-fly status if he agreed to spy on fellow Muslims.
Lawsuit Accuses Omaha Police of Using Excessive Force During Racial Injustice Protests
The ACLU says, in one incident, Omaha officers sent over 100 peaceful protesters to a coronavirus-infested jail.
Muslim Woman Sues Detroit, Michigan DoC for Forcing Her to Remove Hijab in Detention Center Photos
Zainab Chabban says Detroit Detention Center staff offered her a difficult choice: to remove her hijab for mugshots, or spend the night on the booking room floor without any bedding.