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Why Do Some Michigan Cities Shield Records of Police Brutality Allegations?

michiganlegalcenter | May 27, 2020 | Police Brutality

When a Michigan newspaper asked police officials in East Lansing for reports and video footage related to allegations of police brutality against a black man, they denied the request. East...

michiganlegalcenter | May 19, 2020 | Police Brutality

Resisting arrest is a felony offense in Michigan. The courts assume that you can legally challenge the detention once you’ve been taken into custody, and even seek to have the...

michiganlegalcenter | May 11, 2020 | News

Among cities across the U.S., Detroit has experienced a very high number of cases of COVID-19, leaving the city’s once-thriving downtown quiet and nearly deserted, and hospitals overwhelmed with new...

michiganlegalcenter | May 4, 2020 | Civil Rights , News

Can it become a crime to stand too close to someone either in public or while indoors? As the coronavirus pandemic slams the state, mayors across Michigan are putting that...

michiganlegalcenter | April 17, 2020 | Police Brutality

In March, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case out of Michigan from a man who claimed to have endured excessive force by police officers due to mistaken...

michiganlegalcenter | April 10, 2020 | Police Brutality

It’s known that jurors bring a lot with them when they’re in the courtroom, from their personal beliefs to how their life experiences have shaped them. Whether a juror admits...

michiganlegalcenter | April 3, 2020 | News

Tragically, the city of Detroit has become a new “hotspot” for cases of the COVID-19 pandemic, and Michigan has joined New York and Louisiana as being among the hardest-hit states...

michiganlegalcenter | March 17, 2020 | Civil Rights , Police Brutality

When carrying out their duties to protect the public, there are limits to what police officers can do. Claims of police brutality often happen when officers go beyond their authority....

michiganlegalcenter | March 3, 2020 | Criminal Defense , Police Brutality

Recent high-profile cases of police shootings of African Americans have raised widespread concerns and questions about the extent of racial disparities in fatal officer-involved shootings. In the past few years,...

michiganlegalcenter | February 10, 2020 | Criminal Defense , Police Brutality

It can be frustrating and even scary for someone to face criminal charges for a crime they didn’t commit. To get convinced based on false testimony from police is even...

michiganlegalcenter | February 3, 2020 | Civil Rights , Police Brutality

With support for gay marriage at record high levels in the United States, it would seem like the LGBTQ community has entered the social mainstream and become more widely accepted,...

michiganlegalcenter | January 15, 2020 | Civil Rights , Police Brutality

We’ve seen it on TV so many times. An argument starts between a police officer and a potential suspect, and bystanders with cell phone cameras quickly begin filming everything that...