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Time to Recognize Michigan Citizens Acting to Overturn the Undemocratic Emergency Manager Law

Patrick Geans-Ali | Posted 05.21.2012 | Detroit
Read More: John Conyers, Detroit Emergency Manager, Public Act 4, Detroit Politics, Emergency Manager Law, Sugar Law Center, Detroit News
Patrick Geans-Ali

Even with the February 29 delivery of over 226,000 signatures to a petition to overturn Public Act 4, there has been another brave and bold attempt to overthrow the law.

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David Sands

State High Court Considers Need For Speed In Emergency Manager Case

HuffingtonPost.com | David Sands | Posted 12.14.2011 | Detroit
Read More: John Conyers, Detroit Emergency Manager, Michigan Emergency Manager, Public Act 4, Emergency Manager Repeal, Sugar Law Center, Stand Up for Democracy, Emergency Manager Law, Rick Snyder, EMERGENCY MANAGER, Voting Rights, Detroit News

The Michigan Supreme Court will hear briefs Wednesday for a case challenging the constitutionality of Public Act 4, the state's emergency manager law....

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Joy Resmovits

Lawsuit, Appointments Follow Detroit Education Plan Announcement

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 08.22.2011 | Home
Read More: Education News, Education, Public Act 4, Burt Johnson, Sugar Law Center, Litigation, Lawsuits, Education Reform, Harvey Santana, Emergency Manager Law, Rick Snyder, Home News

Nearly 30 Michigan residents filed a lawsuit Wednesday that seeks to overturn a law that gave state-appointed "emergency managers" near carte blanche ...

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