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State Supreme Court to hear workers’ comp challenge for immigrants without legal status
The Michigan Supreme Court will hear arguments this week on a key procedural question that could decide whether an immigrant rights case goes to trial. It could also affect future civil rights challenges to state laws.
Saugeen First Nation celebrates beach victory with ceremony and fun
‘I’m just feeling very grateful that it’s over and done with. We have finally been able to reclaim what has always been ours.’ — Shawnessy Thompson, Saugeen First Nation
Michigan court clears South Haven in beach drowning suit
By Eric Freedman
The Michigan Court of Appeals has cleared the city of South Haven of liability in the 2020 drowning of an 18-year-old swimmer at a public beach on the Lake Michigan coast.
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What’s Contaminating Our Once-Pristine Water Sources?
Clean water is vital to our health, communities, and economy. Streams and wetlands provide many benefits by trapping floodwaters, recharging groundwater supplies, filtering pollution, and providing habitat for fish and wildlife. People depend on clean water sources for their health: about 117 million US residents — one in three people … [continued]
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Trump wood tariffs scaring Ontario wood manufacturers, group says
Local impacts of new U.S. tariffs on wood products are unclear but ‘potentially devastating’