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The Michigan House of Representatives voted last week to pass a package of bills that gives new hope to people with criminal records. The proposed legislation, if enacted, would expand expungement eligibility for thousands of Michiganders, who would have a better chance at rebuilding their lives after serving time in prison. Specifically, this package of bill will automatically expunge up to two felony or four misdemeanor records for certain crimes if a person also has no additional records in a 10 year period.

Detroit resident Kamal Lukata Anderson has been looking for an opportunity to tell his story. Last Friday, he found the ideal audience: a task force Gov. Gretchen Whitmer appointed to find ways to reduce Michigan’s booming jail population.

While Justices Roberts and Alito to me did not seem favorably disposed toward the employees and Justice Thomas presumably feels the same, we only need five votes.

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear three cases that will have significant impact on the rights of LGBTQ people, specifically whether it is legal to fire workers because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.

Growing concerns over technology with well-known flaws will only further damage police-community relations.

Our state’s addiction to mass incarceration has torn families apart, damaged communities of color and wasted hundreds of millions of tax dollars, with nearly $2 billion a year spent on our prison system.

Despite strong public support for reproductive freedom, Michigan legislators have joined efforts to drastically curtail access to abortions or overturn Roe vs. Wade completely.

Renee Chelian's harrowing story illustrates the extreme dangers of ending an unwanted pregnancy before the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark Roe v. Wade decision in 1973 recognized a constitutional right to abortion.

We have sent a letter to the University of Michigan urging its administration to withdraw an interim policy that requires students who file sexual misconduct complaints to undergo cross-examination conducted personally by their alleged abusers.