Blog tagged as Civil Rights

Three religious entities argued to a federal appeals court Tuesday that their freedom to exercise their religious beliefs in not hiring anyone from the LGBTQ community does not violate the state's Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act (ELCRA).

In response to reports coming out of the University of Michigan of protestors using terms like “intifada,” which refers to periods of violence against Jews, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Tuesday said “hateful rhetoric” at “college campuses” is unacceptable.

The Michigan Department of Civil Rights (MDCR) will announce November 15th it is filing discrimination charges against a Traverse City hair salon.

The House-passed Michigan Hate Crime Act is not a “wild west legal approach” or a novel departure from current law or national standards according the bill's sponsor, Rep. Noah Arbit (D-West Bloomfield).

The Michigan Civil Rights Commission (MCRC) wants a formal legal opinion from Attorney General Dana Nessel on whether banning and censorship of books in educational institutions violates the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act