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.
Southfield attorney Geoffrey Fieger must pull at least one of the TV ads he’s running that accuse the Bush Administration of selectively prosecuting him for illegally contributing to John Edwards’ 2004 presidential campaign.
U.S. District Judge Paul Borman told Fieger’s attorneys Monday that the ads, also posted on Fieger’s Web site, could influence potential jurors in the case. One ad accuses the Bush Administration of waging a war on lawyers that it compares with the Nazi campaign against Jews, Gypsies, unionists and others.
Last week, federal Magistrate Judge Mona Majzoub issued a gag order in the case for both sides. Borman said Majzoub’s order is a recommendation and that he will issue his own decision by March 15.
Fieger argues the ads are free speech protected by the First Amendment. He has also asked Borman to rule on whether federal attorneys are selectively prosecuting him and co-defendant Vernon Johnson. The trial for both men is scheduled for April.
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