Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act
Coverage of Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act in the Nexus archive.
- State corrections officers altered prisoner’s ID with racial caricature, lawsuit claims
Dylan Leenheer filed a lawsuit claiming that corrections officers at the Newberry Correctional Facility digitally altered his ID to include a racial caricature of Native American attire. The suit alleges that this action caused him "racial humiliation" and accuses the Michigan Department of Corrections of having an institutional failure to prevent such misconduct, despite the incident being public and visible to others.
- Federal judge grants injunction to pro-life groups in challenge to Michigan employment law
A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction to two Michigan anti-abortion organizations challenging a state employment law requiring them to hire candidates with conflicting beliefs on abortion and cover abortion care in employee benefits. The judge ruled the law likely violates the First Amendment, halting enforcement until the Michigan Supreme Court interprets its application.