All posts tagged "michigan"
-
ACLU of Michigan files complaint over pharmacist’s refusal to fill prescription
The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan has filed a complaint with Meijer Pharmacy after a pharmacist working for the company refused to fill a...
-
Film Review: Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 11/9
"Fahrenheit 11/9" takes aim at Trump, the GOP, the DNC, and everything off-kilter in post-election America
-
Michigan appeals court revives woman’s lawsuit against Planet Fitness for pro-transgender policy
A gym franchise in Michigan is asking for a review of an appeals court decision allowing a former client to pursue a lawsuit against the...
-
Supreme Court gives Justice Department more time to respond to transgender woman’s Title VII lawsuit
The U.S. Supreme Court has granted Solicitor General Noel Francisco extra time to weigh in on a discrimination lawsuit brought by a transgender woman against...
-
Michigan attorney general: LGBTQ people not protected by state civil rights law
Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette has hit back against a ruling by the state’s Civil Rights Commission, accusing commissioners of overstepping their authority by deciding...
-
Michigan Civil Rights Commission: LGBTQ people are protected by law banning sex discrimination
Commission's action may trigger lawsuit, as the Attorney General claims only the legislature can make such a change
-
Man fights off armed robber trying to steal his Louis Vuitton bag
Despite two warning shots, Jerad Kluting said the robber would have to pry the bag out of his "cold dead hands."
-
6th Circuit: Funeral home unlawfully discriminated against fired transgender employee
Appeals court finds Aimee Stephens, fired for choosing to transition, should have been protected by Title VII
-
A few burning random questions for BØRNS
Pop indie fields queries about Michigan, androgyny, Lana Del Rey and Blue Madonna
-
Michigan governor names anti-LGBTQ activist to state Civil Rights Commision
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is standing by his decision to name an anti-LGBTQ pastor to the state Civil Rights Commission, reports Michigan’s PBS affiliate WKAR. The...
-
6th Circuit hears case of trans woman fired by Michigan funeral home
On Wednesday, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in the appeal of a transgender woman who sued her former employer for firing...
-
Anti-gay group pushing Michigan school district to reverse pro-transgender policy
Alliance Defending Freedom, an anti-gay group that is behind the bulk of challenges to pro-transgender policies in school districts throughout the nation, has raised the...
-
Anti-gay apple grower suing over exclusion from Michigan farmer’s market
Stephen Tennes claims he was banned from the market because of his religious beliefs opposing same-sex marriage
-
Woman who sued Planet Fitness over pro-transgender policy loses lawsuit
The Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled that a woman who claimed her privacy had been violated by being forced to share a communal locker...
-
Faith leaders supporting trans woman fired by Michigan funeral home
A coalition of faith leaders and religious groups has filed an amicus brief supporting a transgender woman from Michigan who is suing her former employer...
