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When a federal court dismissed on June 29 the class-action lawsuit claiming the State of Michigan had deprived Detroit public schoolchildren of " their right to literacy ," the left was all set to react in faux shock. The court's key finding hardly came as news to most of us, but the headlines in the New York Times sounded as if someone had denied climate change: " Access to Literacy' Is Not a Constitutional Right, Judge in Detroit Rules ."
The race to be Michigan Democrats' nominee for attorney general is a fight not only among a diverse field of candidates but also a reflection of pent-up tension within a party anxious to score victories amid Republican dominance at the ballot box. Lawyers Pat Miles, Dana Nessel and Bill Noakes have two more weeks to make an impression before thousands of Democrats pick their favorite at an April 15 endorsement convention in Detroit.
A DSA member stands in solidarity with immigration activists at a January demonstration to urge Congress to pass the Dream Act. On the first Saturday of the year, more than 50 people were packed into a fluorescent-lit room at the Royal Oak Senior Center with the ultimate goal of overhauling the country's economic order.
AP file photo John Conyers III poses July 16, 2011, with his father, Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., in Detroit. John Conyers' resignation from the U.S. House amid sexual harassment allegations unlocks the seat he's held for more than a half-century.
Ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee John Conyers has stepped down Sunday, amid allegations of sexual misconduct. For more on the story here is Zachary Devita.
Passengers on a Delta flight from Los Angeles, California to Detroit, Michigan got more than they bargained for after two strangers on the plane started having sex. Now the couple could face misdemeanor or felony charges, and their case is under FBI investigation.
An east-side privacy fence that for years bared the words "Obama for America" in faded red spray paint has covered the statement with a new political endorsement. This election season, the fence on Elmwood Street at E. Forest wants you to vote "State Senator Coleman A. Young" for mayor, which is sort of the name that the underdog candidate goes by.
From the Associated Press - Pat Miles, a former U.S. attorney in western Michigan, is running for state attorney general in 2018. Miles is announcing his candidacy Thursday in Grand Rapids, Lansing and Detroit.
A Senate subcommittee has passed a budget cutting the Department of Corrections' budget by $40 million. The department says that would mean cutting jobs and programs to fight recidivism.
Following a flurry of speeches about Detroit transit and all the fanfare of a big historical event; after a performance by the Cass Tech marching band, Detroit's streetcar line opened for business today. After a ceremonial trip for dignitaries pulled up at the northbound Grand Circus Park station on Woodward Avenue and unloaded, a quick ribbon-cutting gave way to a large crowd pouring onto a streetcar wrapped for the occasion with Detroit images and a quote near the top of the car from poet Jessica Care Moore: For those who came to the grand opening of the 3.3-mile streetcar line, the moment appeared to represent a starting line for a region's hopes about itself.
Barbara McQuade says she's stepping down as U.S. attorney for eastern Michigan at the request of President Donald Trump. McQuade has been head of the U.S. Attorney's Office since 2010.
There will be plenty of soul-searching this weekend as the Democratic National Committee meets in Phoenix. It's the first in a series of forums leading up to the election of the party's new leaders next month.
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SC: Cher dazzles at Joumana fundraiser for Hillary Also, costumes reign supreme at Cutraro birthday party, and Fox 2 set gets an extreme makeover Check out this story on detroitnews.com: http://detne.ws/2f0cHtT Metro Detroit attorney Joumana Kayrouz hosted a spectacular bash at her lavish Bloomfield Hills home on Monday with a very special guest - none other than Cher . A political fundraiser for Hillary Clinton for president, more than 300 people piled into the posh digs, paying anywhere from $125 to $5,000.
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A 57-year-old man has spent nearly 70 percent of his life in prison after being convicted in 1977 of murdering an off-duty Detroit police officer on July 31, 1976. Charles Lewis is hoping two U.S. Supreme Court rulings that determined it's cruel and unusual punishment to sentence minors to automatic life in prison, as well as poor record keeping by court staff who can't locate Lewis's full court file, will lead to his freedom.
US Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speaks at a voter registration rally at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, US October 10, 2016. Photo: Reuters Hillary Clinton's campaign is confronting an emerging risk to her presidential ambitions - if Donald Trump continues to trail her in opinion polls many Democrats may simply stay at home on Election Day.
In an effort to flip the script and court African American voters, Republican nominee Donald Trump is trying to broaden his appeal by attending Saturday service at a black church in Detroit. While some welcome his presence, many prominent African American pastors in the community are less enthused and more skeptical of his intentions.
A small plane that had been trailing a banner over crowds gathered for a fireworks display crash-landed in a Detroit residential street, injuring the pilot and a bystander who was electrocuted by a power line that the aircraft brought down, authorities said. Early reports by police suggested the plane had to land Monday night because it was running out of fuel.