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20 Oct 2014:
Human rights experts, who call situation ‘a man-made perfect storm’, travel to bankrupt city withholding water from late payers
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17 Oct 2014: Rebecca Burns: Angry protests over water provision have shaken cities around the world, and may determine whether access to clean drinking water is a taxable municipal service – or a basic human right
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10 Oct 2014:
Mistrial declared in trial against Joseph Weekley marking the second time a verdict couldn’t be reached in the case
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3 Oct 2014: Judge throws out most serious charge against police officer who killed Aiyana Stanley-Jones during a raid
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1 Oct 2014: Kevyn Orr, tasked with managing historic city bankruptcy, testifies before judge in creditor case about crumbling conditions
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29 Sep 2014:
Judge hearing historic bankruptcy case says city can continue to shut off water access to residents behind on payments
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28 Sep 2014: Detroit is knocking down 200 houses a week, with 40,000 to go and $1bn in the program. The city’s controversial plan aims to bring more wealthy investors but critics say will drive out black residents
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28 Sep 2014: Economics professor Matthew E Kahn warns of the possible risks to property and quality of life of disruptive environmental changes
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26 Sep 2014:
Detroit school to review its ‘pick and choose’ morality clause after Barb Webb was fired after revealing she was pregnant
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25 Sep 2014: Michigan funeral home and Florida eye clinic sued in first federal lawsuits to protect transgender employees
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23 Sep 2014: Critics of the controversial water shutoff plan are asking a judge to stop shutoffs for six months and order water be restored
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22 Sep 2014:
Attorneys for city and opponents of shutoffs to customers with unpaid bills present evidence before a federal judge
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19 Sep 2014: Aiyana Stanley-Jones, killed by a member of elite police team, was victim of what prosecutors consider involuntary manslaughter
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15 Sep 2014: Bond insurer Financial Guaranty Insurance, said it needs more time to craft trial strategy – but judge Steve Rhodes refused
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10 Sep 2014:
Judge postponed trial to give lawyers enough time to work out details of settlement to satisfy major creditor opposed to city’s plan
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