Detroit reached a key step in fiscal redemption on Monday by reclaiming control of its own finances roughly three years after exiting the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history.
Read moreA pair of squatters whose three dogs were shot and killed by Detroit police during the execution of a search warrant argued Wednesday in the Sixth Circuit over a federal judge’s decision to dismiss their case against the city and several of its officers.
Read moreThe use of $56 million of voter-approved school tax funds for the relocation of the Detroit Pistons basketball team was challenged in the Sixth Circuit on Thursday.
Read moreU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement filed an appeal with the Sixth Circuit challenging a federal judge’s order releasing more than 100 Iraqi nationals who had been languishing in immigration-detention facilities for months.
Read moreA probationary fireman who lost his job last year after bringing a watermelon as a gift to his new black co-workers sued the city of Detroit, claiming he was singled out for punishment because he is white.
Read moreA federal judge ordered the release Tuesday of more than 100 Iraqi nationals who have been languishing for months in immigration-detention facilities.
Read moreFord Motor Company claims pro wrestling star and actor John Cena flipped a custom-built sports car without permission and the auto giant wants his profits from the unauthorized resale.
Read moreCivil rights groups have asked a federal judge in Michigan to order the release of Iraqi nationals who say they are being unlawfully detained and face persecution and death if they are forced to return to the Middle East.
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Detroit homeowners asked the Michigan Supreme Court to reconsider rulings that a tax tribunal rather than trial court should hear claims of discriminatory and inflated property taxes they say caused tens of thousands of people to lose their homes.
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A former Michigan state senator accused of shooting at his ex-wife’s car cannot be barred from seeking public office, a divided state appeals court ruled, clearing the way for him to run for a seat on the Detroit City Council this fall.
Read moreThe Michigan Department of Environmental Quality filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against Flint over city officials’ refusal to sign off on a long-term contract with a Detroit-based water authority.
Read moreA federal judge granted a temporary two-week stay Thursday for more than 100 Iraqi nationals arrested by immigration officials in Michigan, blocking their deportations for now.
Read moreA class of Iraqi nationals represented by the American Civil Liberties Union sued Thursday to challenge the deportations of more than 100 immigrants arrested in Detroit last weekend, asking that they be allowed to remain in the United States to seek stays of removal.
Read moreA federal judge on Friday ordered Volkswagen to pay $2.8 billion in criminal penalties after the automaker admitted last month to illegally calibrating diesel engines so they could get around U.S. pollution rules.
Read moreA Michigan autograph collector seeking Iggy Pop’s signature claims he was verbally and physically assaulted by Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme before TMZ falsely reported he called the singer names.
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