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Mar 3, 2014

Marriage Matters: Will Michigan be the Latest to Hold Same-Sex Marriage Ban Unconstitutional?

The legal process of addressing and holding as unconstitutional same sex marriage bans in the remaining 33 prohibition states continued to unfold in Detroit this week with the commencement of the trial in...

Feb 28, 2014

Marriage Matters: An Everyday Moment with Two Moms

At the playground, three-year-old Olivia sang to herself as her brother Stuart played on the monkey bars with a crowd of other little boys. It was a sweet, everyday moment with my best friend’s family....

Feb 27, 2014

Marriage Matters: The First Days of the DeBoer Trial

During the course of the entire trial, there will be many experts taking the stand before Judge Bernard Friedman of the United States District Court, testifying both for and against marriage equality and...

Feb 26, 2014

Racial Justice: Justice Delayed in Milton Hall Shooting

In an Alice in Wonderland turn of events, the U.S. Department of Justice has concluded that there is ...

Feb 25, 2014

Democracy Watch: Detroit’s Big Maybe

What can be said with absolute certainty about the so-called plan of adjustment Detroit Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr released last week?

Almost nothing.

It is a plan built on a mountain...

Feb 25, 2014

Democracy Watch: Detroit’s Big Maybe

What can be said with absolute certainty about the so-called plan of adjustment Detroit Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr released last week?

Almost nothing.

It is a plan built on a mountain...