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Detroit report highlights friction on City Council
Detroit A city councilwoman concerned about the rapport among council members and internal communications she claims are harassing and intimidating is pushing for immediate workplace training for the panel.
In a memorandum Friday to Detroit City Council President Brenda Jones and the city s directors of the Civil Rights & Inclusion Office and Human Resources Department, Councilwoman Raquel Castañeda-López called for training on workplace harassment and discrimination; sexual harassment; unconscious and implicit bias; and diversity, equity and inclusion. I believe any concerns related to workplace hostility, intimidation and/or discrimination should be taken seriously and addressed immediately, she said.
Detroit City Council approves funding for counter-lawsuit against police violence protesters
As reported earlier by the
World Socialist Web Site, attorneys representing the City of Detroit, Mayor Mike Duggan, Detroit Police Chief James Craig and several police officers filed a countersuit against DWB protesters for “civil conspiracy,” inciting riots, destroying public property and other “illegal acts” on September 25.
Protesters march in a rally in Detroit, Wednesday, June 3, 2020 (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
The countersuit was part of the city’s response to a lawsuit filed by DWB in August that resulted in the imposition of a temporary restraining order against the use by Detroit Police Department (DPD) officers of excessive force against demonstrators.
The Detroit City Council on Tuesday narrowly approved a controversial contract increase for a law firm helping the city counter-sue anti-police brutality protesters.
By a 5-4 vote, the council voted in favor of a $200,000 bump for law firm Clark Hill. That increase was requested by Mayor Mike Duggan’s administration and the city’s top lawyer, Lawrence Garcia.
Detroit police responded with force to some protests during the summer of 2020.
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The group Detroit Will Breathe sued the city first in federal court, saying that Detroit police officers used brutal measures including rubber bullets, batons, and mace to remove protesters from downtown city streets last summer.
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The public body voted 5-4 to approve a $200,000 contract for the city’s federal litigation against the Detroit Will Breathe movement.
Detroit City Council approved a $200,000 expenditure that will fund a counter-lawsuit against the city’s Black Lives Matter protesters in a 5-4 vote. City attorneys are suing demonstrators associated with the Detroit Will Breathe movement, claiming they engaged in a civil conspiracy during last summer’s marches. But the protestors sued the city first. Their federal complaint alleges the Detroit Police Department used excessive force to stop demonstrators from exercising their First Amendment rights. A federal judge issued a restraining order against DPD’s use of rubber bullets, chokehold and tear gas against peaceful protesters following the protester lawsuit.