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.
Read moreThe Sixth Circuit heard arguments Tuesday over whether Detroit and one of its suburbs should be held liable for a 2009 murder-suicide involving a homicide investigator and his wife, also a police officer.
Read moreThe U.S. Justice Department filed a federal lawsuit late Tuesday challenging the election system for a Detroit suburb’s city council, arguing it favors white candidates over blacks.
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Ford Motor Co. is canceling plans to build a new $1.6 billion factory in Mexico, and will invest at least some of the savings in new electric and autonomous vehicles to be built in the U.S.
Read moreThe federal government claims a Detroit suburb discriminated against an Islamic center by denying its application to build a new mosque closer to where most of its members live.
Read moreThe inventor of a prototype universal chassis claims in federal court that BMW used its patented design, without a license, to manufacture the i8 hybrid sports car.
Read moreDetroit can continue to shut off water service to residents unable to pay their water bills after the Sixth Circuit ruled Monday there is no fundamental right to affordable water service.
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