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The Michigan Messenger going forward

By Staff Report | 11.16.11

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 [...]

Colorado-based abstinence program provided false and misleading information to Michigan students

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By Todd A. Heywood | 11.16.11

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.

Class action lawsuit filed against MERS over unpaid taxes

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By Todd A. Heywood | 11.15.11

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.

Schuette fights important mercury regulations

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By Eartha Jane Melzer | 11.14.11

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.

Posts Tagged 9th Circuit Court Of Appeals

Hoekstra tweets response to court ruling

By Ed Brayton | 06.15.09 | 2:46 pm

U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, a member of the House Intelligence Committee and Republican candidate for governor, used his Twitter account this morning to respond to a federal court ruling from California: Judge in San Fran allows terrorist to sue Bush Administration. This is crazy on the surface and will be expensive.

Fed. court may rule marriage act unconstitutional

By Todd A. Heywood | 02.05.09 | 3:35 pm

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is expected to issue a ruling tomorrow which may declare the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional. The Appeals Court is located in San Francisco. According to the American Bar Association Journal website, the ruling will be issued as part of decision in a employment dispute [...]

9th Circuit Ruling Puts Focus on Michigan Religious Freedom Case

By Ed Brayton | 09.20.07 | 11:06 pm

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals handed down an important ruling on religious freedom recently in the case of Inouye v Kemna et al. The case involved a Buddhist man in Hawaii who was forced, as a condition of parole, to go to a Salvation Army addiction rehabilitation program that required attendance at meetings of [...]