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Former County Sheriff Conducted Secret Investigation of Free Speech and Free Press at the Request of Local Trial Court Judge
Download and read the Sheriff's Dec. 2023 secret investigation Case Report prepared for Judge Tracy Van den Bergh.
Washtenaw Co. Sheriff Report - Judge Van Den Bergh Report 12.18.2023Download
by P.D. Lesko
1/28/25 Correction:…
Michigan ACLU Sues ICE to Obtain Records for Immigrants Being Held in Michigan Jails
by Ann Mullen
The ACLU of Michigan and the national ACLU filed a federal lawsuit on Jan. 22 to force U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and the Michigan county jails it contracts with, to release records about detained…
Records Show Housing Commission Exec. Dir. Responsible for $50K Settlement to Former Council Member; Jennifer Hall “Exceeded Her Authority”
by P.D. Lesko
Download and read the October 10, 2024 settlement agreement between former Council member Zachary Ackerman and the City of Ann Arbor.
Ackerman SettlementDownload
MLive first reported that former Ann Arbor City…
Progressive Michigan to Pay $61M to Customers to Avoid Class Action Suit
Policyholders to receive compensation for unpaid taxes and fees
Progressive Marathon Insurance Company and Progressive Michigan Insurance Company have agreed to pay $61 million to resolve two proposed class action lawsuits in Michigan.
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County Asks Trial Court to Force A2Indy to Unpublish “County Sheriff and Dir. of Engagement Lied, Knew About Deputy’s Background Check Rape Investigations”
by P.D. Lesko
In the space of just a few weeks, the Washtenaw County Trial Court has been asked repeatedly by attorneys to sanction The Ann Arbor Independent for the publication of two investigative articles. In the latest instance,…
County Sheriff and Dir. of Engagement Lied, Knew About Deputy’s Background Check Rape Investigations
NOTE: This reporting was made possible by the Ann Arbor Independent's FOIA Fund. Donate today!
by P.D. Lesko
In March 2024, the Ann Arbor Independent made a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to Washtenaw County for the…
A2Indy Files FOIA Suit Against Supreme Felons, Inc. to Force Release of Public Records
by P.D. Lesko
On Nov. 21, 2024 the Ann Arbor Independent filed suit in the Washtenaw County 22nd Circuit Court against Supreme Felons, Inc. In Sept. of 2024, the newspaper submitted two Freedom of Information Act requests to Supreme…
Downtown Parking System Has Lost $30M, Office Vacancy Rates Near “Great Recession” Levels
11/20/24 Note: This article has been corrected. Stephen Lange Ranzini is the president of University Bank not Bank of Ann Arbor.
by P.D. Lesko
Oxford Companies and Crawford Hoying, partners in the Ann Arbor South apartment building…
Trio of Washtenaw County Reps. Behind Legislation to Keep Judges From Denying Bail to Violent Criminals
by Hasan Almasi
Six bills under consideration in the Michigan’s House Criminal Justice Committee would reform state law to limit judges from requiring bail as a condition of release for some accused criminals awaiting trial.
Among…
Judge Refuses to Seal Greenhills Principal’s Case File: “Plaintiff Himself Widely Disseminated Information”
by P.D. Lesko
Read and download Judge Van den Bergh's three-page opinion below:
Vandenbergh_OpinionDownload
Peter B. Fayroian's word may be law of the land at the local private school (Greenhills) where he is the principal, but…