I am writing today to announce the closure of the Michigan Messenger. After four years of operation in Michigan, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news into a single site, The American Independent at Americanindependent.com. This is part of a shift in strategy, towards new forms [...]
An abstinence-only presentation provided to numerous school districts in Calhoun and Eaton Counties in October of this year provided false and misleading information to students about HIV, experts allege.
Two county registers of deeds filed a class action lawsuit Monday on behalf of Michigan’s 83 counties alleging that the Mortgage Electronic Registration Services owes millions of dollars in property title transfer taxes.
Despite evidence of the impact of mercury on children and public health, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette last month joined with 24 other state attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to scuttle new EPA regulations that would reduce mercury emissions from power plants.
We’re not the only ones who think the lawsuit filed by the Thomas More Law Center over the Department of Homeland Security’s report on right-wing extremists is pointless and destined for immediate dismissal. Even Charles Johnson, one of the most prominent conservative bloggers from Little Green Footballs, calls the suit a “clown attack” and says:
Just when you think the ginned-up outrage over the DHS report on right wing extremism can’t possibly get any sillier, Michael Savage joins with the Thomas More Law Center to file what might be the silliest lawsuit in US history: Ann Arbor-based law center sues Homeland Security over ‘right-wing extremism’ issue.
The Thomas More Law Center is notorious for their (epic fail) defense of the creationists in the Dover, Pennsylvania “intelligent design” trial. If you feel the need for a good laugh, here’s their complaint (PDF). This ridiculous publicity stunt will be tossed out with the first motion to dismiss.
Yep, that’s what we said too.
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