Civil Rights

Detroit Police Safety Headquarters in downtown Detroit.

Detroit family sues city, police officers for killing chained dog

The federal lawsuit alleges excessive force and illegal seizure after a cop fatally shot the pet

By Steve Neavling

U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib delivered a speech in Dearborn last year, urging Democrats to vote “uncommitted” in the presidential primary election to protest President Joe Biden’s support of Israel.

Tlaib slams University of Michigan president over ties to Anti-Defamation League, campus free speech crackdown

By Steve Neavling

Detroit’s Real Time Crime Center, where facial recognition software is used.

Detroit police sued again over arrest allegedly tied to false facial recognition match

By Steve Neavling

A transgender pride flag.

Corewell Health restores gender-affirming care after public backlash

By Steve Neavling

Image: Fear of ICE crackdowns paralyzes Detroit’s immigrant communities

Fear of ICE crackdowns paralyzes Detroit’s immigrant communities

By Steve Neavling

A pro-Palestine protest at the University of Michigan in May 2024.

University of Michigan sued by ACLU for banning protesters from campus

By Steve Neavling

Image: Detroit rapper files lawsuit against Lyft for weight discrimination (2)

Detroit rapper files lawsuit against Lyft for weight discrimination

Image: Michigan ranks near the bottom for racial integration and progress, study finds

Michigan ranks near the bottom for racial integration and progress, study finds

By Steve Neavling

The Motown Museum.

When Motown Records collaborated with Martin Luther King Jr.

Image: 'Go pick cotton:' Black children relentlessly harassed at Michigan middle school, lawsuit claims

'Go pick cotton:' Black children relentlessly harassed at Michigan middle school, lawsuit claims

By Steve Neavling

A pro-Palestine protest at the University of Michigan in May 2024.

Pro-Palestinian students, alumni sue University of Michigan over alleged targeting of protesters

By Steve Neavling

Aerial view of downtown Detroit, with U.S. District Court in the foreground.

Judge allows discrimination lawsuit against U.S. Steel in Ecorse to proceed to trial

By Steve Neavling

Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman were arraigned in 36th District Court in Detroit in October 2020.

Michigan appellate court smacks down right-wing fraudsters Burkman, Wohl

By Steve Neavling

Image: New evidence, police misconduct cast doubt on conviction in 2000 Detroit murder

New evidence, police misconduct cast doubt on conviction in 2000 Detroit murder

By Steve Neavling

Dearborn Mayor Abdullah H. Hammoud.

Dearborn mayor vows to arrest Netanyahu for war crimes if he enters city limits

By Steve Neavling

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