Wayne County Prosecutor is prosecuting Detroit City residents who are found to have illegal water hook-ups
For the last year, residents of Detroit have been facing a water shut-off crisis. The Detroit Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild (NLG) has been actively involved in support of grassroots organizations of Detroiters who are demanding that the City implement the water affordability plan approved by the Detroit City Council in 2006. The NLG is also co-counsel of record …
NLG files amicus in support of Judge Bruce Morrow
The Michigan and Detroit Chapter of the NLG drafted an amicus brief which we have submitted to the Michigan Supreme Court in support of progressive Wayne Circuit Court Judge Bruce Morrow in his appeal of the discipline (90 day unpaid suspension) which has been imposed on him for alleged judicial misconduct by the Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission (JTC). A copy …
MICATS 3 Released From Custody on ProbationRestitution to be Determined
The legal team which the Michigan/Detroit Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild helped to assemble, successfully guided the MICATS 3 activists through their sentencing hearing today, March 5th, 2014. The MICATS 3 were convicted on January 31, 2014, after a three day jury trial, of misdemeanor trespassing and felony Resisting and Obstructing Police. After receiving the jury verdict, the trial …
New charges coming in pipeline protest case
Original Story published by the Battle Creek Enquirer By Trace Christenson A Kalamazoo man who sat inside an Enbridge Inc. oil pipeline for a day will face new charges after a judge ruled again Monday the original charges should be dismissed. Chief Assistant Prosecutor Matt Smith said his office will file charges of resisting police against Christopher Wahmhoff. Wahmhoff, 35, of …