A new Michigan Supreme Court rule aims to bar civil arrests — including immigration arrests of suspected noncitizens — at state and local courthouses.
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Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act ruling makes it harder to protect minority voting power and alters the landscape of future elections
The decision, by weakening the Voting Rights Act, could make it easier for states to draw partisan gerrymanders of their congressional districts that reduce the power of minorities.
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DPCSD: Savings from mayor’s free student bus passes could fund after-school programs at three sites
Mayor Mary Sheffield asked DPSCD to use the funds it would no longer spend on student bus passes to expand out-of-school programs. The district’s board will have the final say.
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Detroit community group launches study of data center development: ‘It’s really important that we do this soon’
Eastside Community Network launches study group to develop policy recommendations on data centers before they arrive in Detroit neighborhoods.
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Detroit district says it will not renew Barack Obama Leadership Academy’s charter despite protests
DPSCD officials have criticized the school’s academic results and financial track record. The charter school educates 300 students and is seeking a new authorizer to stay open.
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Emergency ambulance contracts in limbo, risking Detroit response time delay
DFD Deputy Chief Derek Hillman said that an impact would be felt “across the board” for delays on the city’s most urgent emergency calls.
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Groups push ‘dignity in death’ for Michigan’s unclaimed dead
As funeral costs rise, more dead people are going unclaimed in parts of Michigan. In Detroit, students at Wayne State are stepping up to honor them when no one else does.
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Detroit’s use of facial recognition for violent crime probes is down. Here’s why
Only one of the nine facial recognition searches Detroit police conducted last year produced an investigative lead, a BOPC report shows.
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Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas recorded an anthem for the civil rights era and fought for fair pay
Their classic anthem “Dancing in the Street” reflected the revolutionary mood of civil rights protesters, especially Black Americans in the 1960s.
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This Detroiter is improving his neighborhood, and city hall noticed
Jerjuan Howard has helped organize a community garden, is opening a bookstore on April 25 to give students a place to go after school, and founded a local business association.