The fight goes on...and on.
Opponents of Michigan's new emergency manager law, which goes into effect today, aren't giving up. Not at all.
Opponents on Wednesday filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Detroit, claiming the law deprives citizens of "constitutionally protected rights" and dilutes their vote, according to a story by Detroit News reporters Christine Ferretti, Jennifer Chambers, Lauren Abdel-Razzaq and Darren A. Nichols.
The suit claims the law particularly impacts the African American communities. The new law takes effect just days after Kevyn Orr began working as Detroit's emergency manager.
The paper writes:
Public Act 436 gives broader powers to emergency managers statewide, including the right to modify or throw out union contracts. Opponents say it too closely mirrors Public Act 4, the previous law voters repealed in November.
The lawsuit, which is seeking an injunction to stop the law from going into effect, claims the new law infringes on citizens' voting rights and violates collective bargaining rights and the equal protection clause of the U.S. Constitution.
