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Michigan Advance: Advocates challenge Whitmer policy in Michigan Supreme Court Wednesday over workers’ comp denials
“That would mean that when the governor has a policy of any unconstitutional conduct, including this one, the fact that she got away with it for a year would keep…
The Detroit Free Press: Michigan Supreme Court hears case over workers’ compensation for undocumented immigrants
“When government officials act unconstitutionally, they can be held accountable,” said David Muraskin, an attorney with agricultural law firm FarmSTAND, representing MIRC in the case.
Michigan Public Radio: Michigan high court hears case about workers’ comp for undocumented immigrants
“Our hope is that we immediately go from the Court of Appeals to the trial court, the Court of Claims, to get the merits decided and then can, hopefully, vindicate…
Michigan Advance: Advocates challenge Whitmer policy in Michigan Supreme Court Wednesday over workers’ comp denials
“That would mean that when the governor has a policy of any unconstitutional conduct, including this one, the fact that she got away with it for a year would keep…
The New York Times: They Were Promised a Taste of America. They Got Abuse and Exploitation.
“'There’s something malicious about calling it a cultural exchange program,' said Amal Bouhabib, a lawyer who has represented J-1 visa workers, 'where people think they’ll be learning and experiencing American…
Law360: Mich. Justices Won’t Delay Arguments Amid Shutdown Worry
“The Michigan Immigrant Rights Center is represented by John Philo of the Sugar Law Center for Economic & Social Justice and David S. Muraskin of FarmSTAND.”
Sentient Media: More Data From Farmers Could Help Scientists Better Track Avian Flu, But Privacy Concerns Stand in the Way
“It is incredibly difficult to get any kind of specific information about industrial farm operations, especially geospatial data because of an overlapping system of exemptions from the public records laws,”…
Colorado Public Radio: Dairy Worker Families Call for Reforms and Recognition After Tragic Accident Kills Six
“These are not ‘Old McDonald’s Farm’ with sort of a small scale and small risks. These are large industrial facilities,” said Kelsey Eberly, an attorney at FarmSTAND, a national organization…
The New York Times: Environmental Groups Face ‘Generational’ Setbacks Under Trump
"It has had some wins. On Thursday, a federal judge in Washington ordered the Agriculture Department to reinstate grants for farmers and nonprofits that had been terminated. The groups were…