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.
The judge in the case filed by the ACLU against Genesee county over restrictions they put on the right of residents to distribute petitions at public parks has issued a preliminary injunction ordering the county to stop enforcing such rules pending the outcome of the case.
In a press release, ACLU legal director Michael Steinberg said:
“We are pleased that petitioners will now be able to exercise their free speech rights throughout the public parks of Genesee County without a permit. Hopefully, government officials throughout the state will follow the lead of Genesee County and recognize the right to petition and speak out on public issues in public parks and on public sidewalks is a cherished and time-honored American value.”
Issuing a preliminary injunction is not a final resolution of the case, but it strongly suggests that the judge thinks the plaintiffs are likely to win in the end.
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