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The Senate Judiciary Committee voted on an amendment which curbs the culture of ICE Raids at Schools, Churches and hospitals.
Survey says most Michigan voters now favor it and would repeal 2004 ban.
Defense Attorneys Mark Geragos and Pat Harris discuss their new book, Mistrial.
Move meant to give event more space, and avoid confrontations between festival-goers and anti-Muslim groups.
National Council of Jewish Women - Greater Detroit Section honors Pay Equity Day in Lansing on Tuesday, April 9th. The NCJWGDS invites the public to acknowledge 50 years fighting the battle for equality by lobbying for equal pay for women. Irma Glaser explains.
Civil Rights attorney and Royal Oak City Commissioner Jim Rasor speaks with WDET's J. Carlisle Larsen about a recent challenge to an equal rights ordinance in the city.
The U.S. Supreme court heard arguments on same-sex marriage this week, including arguments for repealing the Defense of Marriage Act from 1996. David Garcia is director of Affirmations, a LGBT center in metro Detroit. He tells WDET's Travis Wright that evidence suggests support for gay marriage is growing across the country, and that the Supreme Court hearings mark an unprecedented moment for the gay community nationwide.
ACLU lawyer says the question of fairness is at stake.
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Protests are planned today in front of the Coleman Young Municipal Center in Detroit as the city’s newly-appointed emergency financial manager – Kevyn Orr – begins his first day of work. But do protests matter anymore?
A group representing Arab-Americans in Metro Detroit who say they have abruptly had their bank accounts closed is officially requesting that the U-S Justice Department investigate the matter.
Craig sits down with Jay Kaplan, ACLU of Michigan LGBT Project staff attorney, to discuss the supreme court cases against the Defense of Marriage Act and Federal Judge Bernard Friedman's postponed decision to overturn Michigan's ban on Gay marriage and adoption by gay couples.
Tom Barrow, President of Citizens for Detroit’s Future, joins Craig to discuss his opposition to the pending Emergency Financial Manager decision, siting his meeting with the State Treasurer.
Craig speaks with Rev. Charles Williams, President of National Action Network Detroit, about a pray vigil planned for this evening. In a press release, the National Action Network says activists, religious leaders and legislators including Detroit city officials believe that the move towards an emergency financial manager for Detroit is unwarranted. Rev. Charles Williams II has been an ardent detractor of the law. Last year NAN and Rev. Williams II lead the effort to repeal the former law Public Act 4 on the Stand Up For Democracy Campaign. Rev. Williams II also lead a march of over 3000 activist to Governor Snyder’s house demonstrating disagreement for this law. Activists are planning a prayer vigil looking to the federal Government to intervene against this law which they call Anti- Democratic and a direct threat to voting rights.
Bill Schuette fights federal judge's ruling on mandatory life sentences for juveniles. UM's Juvenile Justice Clinic examines both sides on WDET.
Civil Rights Department study says gay-friendly policies could be good for business.
Proposal would ban discrimination based on sexual orientation and other factors.
Craig Fahle Show: Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Special, 2013
The two sides have different interpretations of the plaintiffs' "legal" status.
Union leader responds to new "right to work" legislation in the state Legislature.
The U-S Postal Service is issuing a stamp honoring the 100th anniversary of the birth of civil rights icon Rosa Parks.
Craig speaks with Emily Dievendorf, Director of Policy for Equality Michigan, about State House Bills HB5763 and HB5764. Both would significantly alter the rules for adoption agencies and according to Dievendorf, could potentially discriminate against certain families.
The U.S. Court of Appeal for the Sixth Circuit overturned Michigan's ban on the use of affirmative action in college admissions and hiring decisions in the state. But the case is far from over. Craig walks through the lengthy decision, and talks with a Wayne State University Law professor to figure out comes next in the fight over affirmative action.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commissioner Chai Feldblum will be delivering the 28th Annual I. Goodman Cohen Lecture at Wayne State University tonight.
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