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Ruth Mosholder says her free-speech rights were violated. (credit: Robert Holmgren/GettyImages)

Court Revives Lawsuit By Prison Employee

A federal court has reinstated a lawsuit by a Michigan prison employee who says she was illegally reassigned after telling lawmakers that officials were coddling inmates, partly by allowing rap contests.

2012/05/13

MSU Parking Ticket Leads To Case At Supreme Court

The Michigan Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in a free-speech case that began with a parking ticket at Michigan State University.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/04/04

Dearborn Pays $100,000 In Lawsuit By Evangelists

The city of Dearborn has paid $100,000 in legal fees to attorneys for a Christian evangelist whose free-speech rights were violated at a popular Arab-American street festival.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/03/01

Ann Arbor Bus Agency Sued Over Anti-Israel Ad

The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit against an Ann Arbor bus agency after it refused to allow an ad that says, “Boycott Israel.”

WWJ Newsradio 950–2011/11/28

Court: Dearborn Violated Evangelist’s Rights

A Detroit suburb violated the free-speech rights of a Christian evangelist by barring him from handing out leaflets at an Arab-American street festival last year, a federal appeals court said Thursday.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2011/05/26

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