Blog tagged as Civil Rights
Backlog At Civil Rights Is 2,389 Cases Deep; Some Cases Taking 4 Years To Resolve
04/25/23 11:43 AM - Comment(s)
Several civil rights organizations delivered a letter on Monday asking the House and Senate Appropriations committees to honor Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's recommendation for increased funding to the Michigan Department of Civil Rights.
Suit Challenging ELCRA Protections Dismissed
03/31/23 09:39 AM - Comment(s)
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit challenging Elliot-Larsen Civil Rights Act (ELCRA) protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
With a 64-45 bipartisan vote, the House Wednesday passed SB 4, legislation to make Michigan the 24th state to give some civil rights protections to the LGBTQ community.
Christian Nationalism Finding Home In New Conservative Right
03/07/23 06:27 PM - Comment(s)
Christian Nationalism isn't new.
ELCRA Expansion Bill Clears Senate’s Civil Rights Committee
02/10/23 02:27 PM - Comment(s)
(Source: MIRS.news, Published 02/09/2023) Efforts to insert language for “civil protections for religious organizations” into SB 4, which would expand civil rights protections to the LGBTQ+ community, died Thursday as the original bill moved out of committee.
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