Michigan Governor Wins Judgment On Tribal Member’s Bias Claims

Mealey's (December 2, 2020, 8:47 AM EST) -- DETROIT — A tribal member in Michigan cannot pursue civil rights and discrimination claims against the governor under treaties from the 1800s supposedly signed by his ancestors because the treaties do not grant him individual rights, he failed to show that there is a contractual relationship with the governor and he did not sufficiently allege intentional race discrimination, a federal judge ruled Nov. 24 in adopting a magistrate judge’s recommendation (Bruce J. Hall v. Gretchen Whitmer, et al., No. 19-11909, E.D. Mich., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 220029)....