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MARQUETTE Following a Michigan Court of Claims decision involving a discrimination lawsuit filed against the Michigan Department of Civil Rights, Attorney General Dana Nessel announced she is commending the court’s decision on “gender identity” but vows to appeal its ruling as it relates to “sexual orientation” and the terms’ meanings under the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act.
Plaintiffs in the lawsuit include UpRooted Electrolysis LLC, based in Gwinn, and Rouch World LLC, an amusement park in downstate Sturgis, while the defendants are the Michigan Department of Civil Rights and Mary Engleman, interim director of the department.
According to the attorney general’s office, the businesses, based on religious grounds, denied services to customers who were either a same-sex couple or an individual who was transitioning their gender identity.
Some have served for decades, while others took the bench only months ago.
One is a former high school teacher, another the first Native American woman appointed to a federal judgeship. A third worked for years for a Republican governor who has been a vocal supporter of President Donald Trump.
Since the November election, they have all ruled in court against Trump or one of his allies seeking to challenge or overturn the presidential vote.
In a remarkable show of near-unanimity across the nation’s judiciary, at least 86 judges ranging from jurists serving at the lowest levels of state court systems to members of the United States Supreme Court rejected at least one post-election lawsuit filed by Trump or his supporters, a Washington Post review of court filings found.
How Dozens Of Judges Rejected Trump s Efforts To Overturn Election Judges consistently found there was no substantive evidence to support claims of fraud and irregularities - that Biden s votes were, in fact, legal votes.
Updated: December 13, 2020 7:55 am IST
Chief Justice John Roberts listens to Trump deliver the State of the Union speech on Feb. 4, 2020.
They are both elected and appointed, selected by Democrats and Republicans alike.
Some have served for decades - while others took the bench only months ago.
One is a former high school teacher, another the first Native American woman appointed to a federal judgeship. A third worked for years for a Republican governor who has been a vocal supporter of President Donald Trump.
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