A woman has filed a lawsuit against the Kent County Sheriff's Office claiming that her religious rights were violated when she was forced to remove her hijab for a mugshot.
When Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed the CROWN Act into law this month, she tweeted she is "proud to take action to make Michigan a more equitable and inclusive place." The CROWN Act expands civil protections against discrimination based on a person s hair texture or hairstyle. It means companies and schools will need to consider such factors in their dress codes and appearance policies. .
Portland has nixed plans to bring gunshot detection technology to the city. The technology - designed by a company formerly known as ShotSpotter, and now called SoundThinking - raised concerns among some Portlanders that it might be used to more heavily police low income communities and communities of color. In his announcement, Mayor Ted Wheeler said the city would not move forward with the project because of resource constraints. .
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