by Madison Murdoch | Oct 6, 2022 | Recent News
It has been more than six years since Walter Swift was exonerated of rape based on DNA evidence, but he still doesn’t feel justice has been served. WJBK- FOX Detroit reported that Swift, who spent nearly 26 years behind bars before being freed in 2008, and is now...
by Madison Murdoch | Oct 6, 2022 | Recent News
January 9, 2018 | The Michigan Court of Appeals heard arguments Tuesday from attorneys representing Gov. Rick Snyder, two former Flint emergency managers and other officials who believe they shouldn’t be held civilly liable in the Flint water crisis. The state...
by Madison Murdoch | Oct 6, 2022 | Recent News
June 14, 2021 | Michigan State Police (MSP) and a local SWAT team in April executed a raid on a home in Flint, Michigan, battering down the door and holding the family at gunpoint while they went through their things. A confidential informant gave the cops the...
by Madison Murdoch | Oct 6, 2022 | Recent News
April 12, 2021 | A group of five women claimed Monday that Detroit police ignored their bright green caps designating them as National Lawyers Guild Legal Observers and assaulted them during protests last year. A lawsuit alleging the abuse was filed this...
by Madison Murdoch | Sep 22, 2022 | Recent News
August 8, 2022 | Bill Goodman, the son of Ernie Goodman, who was one of the founding members of the National Lawyers Guild, is a legend in his own right. A past national president of the NLG, one of the founding officers of the NLG National Police Accountability...
by johannesabona84 | Jan 15, 2021 | Recent News
June 20, 2017 | After nearly three years, a judge has dismissed charges against nine defendants arrested for protesting Detroit’s mass water shutoffs. The so-called “Homrich Nine” were arrested in June 2014 for attempting to block trucks belonging to Homrich, the...
