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 four Christian missionaries arrested for disorderly conduct for preaching to a predominately Muslim crowd at the Dearborn International Arab Festival in June will stand trial after the judge refused to grant a motion filed by defense attorneys to dismiss the case. The Thomas More Law Center, which is defending the missionaries, the ACLU of [...]
The ACLU of Michigan has sent a letter to the University of Michigan urging them to change a school policy that forbids canvassing for political candidates or causes in the university’s dormitory halls. You can see the letter here (PDF). The current policy allows only candidates themselves to canvass in residence hall, not their advocates. [...]
A group of messianic Jews commonly called Jews for Jesus has filed a lawsuit against the city of Pontiac alleging that the city police department violated their right to free speech and freedom of religion by preventing them from handing out literature during an annual music festival. The Oakland Press reports:
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