Michigan Attorney General Asks Court to Toss Republican’s Suit to Save Gerrymandering
Conservative interest groups say the requirements to be on a “redistricting committee” unfairly exclude overtly biased participants.
Civil Rights
Detainees Trapped During Hurricane Harvey Sue GEO Group for Abandoning Them in Storm
The GEO Group has responded aggressively to the detainees’ claims, saying the inmates suffered no more than everyone else in Houston.
Kansas Doesn’t Want to Pay Wrongfully Convicted Lamonte McIntyre, Even Though Its Congress Passed a Bill Just for Him
The state’s former governor explicitly apologized to McIntyre while signing a bill designed to help wrongfully convicted individuals–but now the state attorney general’s office is holding back a payout.
Judge Won’t Dismiss Title IX Lawsuit Against Michigan State University
Bailey Kowalski claims that Michigan State counselors discouraged her from reporting an alleged rape–perpetrated by student-athletes–to police.
Attorney is Suspended for a Month After Threatening a Judge
Tennessee lawyer threatens judge and is suspended for a month.
Cathy Woods, the Longest-Serving Wrongfully Convicted Woman in U.S. History, Sues Nevada
Woods spent 35 years in prison for a murder she didn’t commit–time taken by a confession which was coerced by detectives while Woods was committed in a psychiatric hospital.
Former Mayor of Detroit’s Son Pleads for His Father’s Release
Jonas Kilpatrick, son of the former mayor of Detroit, Kwame Kilpatrick, posts a video on Facebook begging President Trump for his father’s release.
Attorneys General Take on Trump Administration Decision That’d Make it Harder to Get and Keep Green Cards
Critics say the administration’s policy will make immigrants choose between health, wealth and citizenship.
Land Use and Abuse, Rights and Wrongs
As the world changes around us, land use issues will become more contentious, as more people with more needs are pressed into less and less space.
ICE Releases Half the Immigrants Detained in Mississippi Raids
ICE says its releases are meant to keep families together as deportation cases move through the courts.