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Motion to Disqualify JudgeDownload by P.D. Lesko On Feb. 18, 2024, the newspaper received an email from Washtenaw County Trial Court Judge Tracy E. Van den Bergh's clerk stating that, in response to a Motion to Disqualify…

Note: This is one in a series of articles about the Washtenaw County Trial Court and cases where a litigant or litigants appealed a County Trial Court judge’s ruling. The majority of local Trial Court rulings are upheld by…

by A2Independent staff First, in Oct. 2024 the New York Times ran a 9,200 word expose that revealed since 2016 the University of Michigan had spent $260 million and employed 240 staffers in pursuit of elusive institutional DEI goals. In…

Dr. William Schaffner The highly contagious norovirus – popularly known as “stomach flu” or the “winter vomiting bug” – is now surging through the U.S.. The number of outbreaks is up significantly over previous years, possibly due in…

Vibeke Gjøe Einhorn, born May 21, 1944, beloved mother, mormor, farmor, and wife passed away in Santa Barbara, California on Monday February 3, 2025. She died peacefully, surrounded by her husband of 58 years, and her two children,…

by Neeta Delaney Those of us naive enough to think that our Democracy can’t fail, need to wake up! It’s happening before our very eyes. Elon Musk--an unelected billionaire--has been given free reign by elected President Donald Trump and…

by Anna Liz Nichols, Michigan Advance In 2023, Washtenaw County House Reps. Felicia Brabec, Jimmie Wilson, Jr., Carrie Rheingans, Jennifer Conlin and Jason Morgan (along with other Michigan Reps.) co-sponsored House Bill 4616 of 2023…

by Ramis J. Wadood The constitutional right to speak and protest freely is fundamental to a well-functioning democracy, particularly at public universities where diversity of thought, civic engagement, and vigorous debate about ideas…

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Policy and Purpose. Across the country today, medical professionals are maiming…

by Jon King, Michigan Advance In a little-noticed move, Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued a directive for the heads of state departments and agencies to review executive orders issued by President Donald Trump that would, among…