A Wayne County judge has ruled that Detroit Thermal does not have the legal right to run steam lines across private property in Detroit’s historic Lafayette Park neighborhood, delivering a major victory to residents of the Mies van der Rohe–designed townhome cooperatives.

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A Livingston County man assaulted during a nationally televised altercation with Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf at Ford Field in December filed a $100 million defamation lawsuit Tuesday against the star and his team, along with prominent sports media figures and companies. 

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A Wayne County judge has rejected Detroit Thermal’s bid to shut down a lawsuit brought by residents of Detroit’s historic Lafayette Park neighborhood, keeping in place a court order that blocks the utility from running steam lines through the protected greenspace.

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Hamtramck City Clerk Rana Faraj has filed a sweeping lawsuit against Mayor Amer Ghalib, six council members, and City Manager Alex LaGrou, accusing them of retaliating against her for reporting ballot harvesting, voter intimidation, and residency fraud during the 2025 election cycle.

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Two right-wing political operatives who orchestrated a racist robocall campaign to suppress turnout among Black voters in Detroit dodged jail time Monday and were sentenced to one year of probation.

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