Legal Observers Sue City of Detroit, Alleging Civil Rights Violations During Anti-Police Brutality Protest wdet.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wdet.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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While the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin continues in Minneapolis, other legal proceedings have cropped up around the country in connection to the civil rights movement that followed the killing of George Floyd.
In Detroit, anti-police brutality protesters scored a number of recent legal wins. Last month, a federal judge tossed out a city countersuit filed against protesters, which alleged they had engaged in a civil conspiracy. The plaintiffs, anchored by the Detroit Will Breathe collective, continue to pursue their complaint against the Detroit Police Department, which alleges officers used excessive force to squash the street marches, violating demonstrators’ First Amendment rights in the process.
How Detroit s Case Against Black Lives Matter Protesters Fell Apart wdet.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wdet.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Today on Stateside , the Michigan Republican Party meets this weekend to select a new chair. Two reporters discuss the candidates, as well as the latest
Ann Arbor real estate magnate Ron Weiser's bid to reclaim the chairmanship of the Michigan Republican Party on Saturday faces an 11th-hour crisis as he fights off claims of a past political payoff and questions about personal emails inadvertently sent to fellow members of the University of Michigan…