 | Today’s decision by the State Board of Canvassers thwarted the will of more than 200,000 Michigan voters. Dedicated patriots poured thousands of volunteer hours into collecting signatures, following established procedures for voter initiatives. Yet the Governor and his team have again showed their willingness to ignore and nullify proper democratic procedures in order to advance their own agenda—precisely the attitude that led them to pass this unconstitutional law in the first place. Once again, we must remind them: decisions are worse, not better, when reached by small groups of privileged people behind closed doors. Sugar Law strongly supports those who … Continue reading |
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The Maurice & Jane Sugar Law Center for Economic & Social Justice is a national nonprofit public-interest law center, dedicated to defending the rights of working people and their communities. When people anywhere in the US face workplace or social injustice, the Sugar Law Center and its broad network of cooperating attorneys provide representation to enforce their legal rights.
The Sugar Law Center is proud to be affiliated with the National Lawyers Guild, and to conduct all its work under contract with UAW Local 2320.
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Working people are exposed to correctable hazards every day in the workplace. But safer work is possible when human life is valued more than quarterly profits. Workers Memorial Day is a chance to tell employers they can and must do better. Sugar Law is holding a commemorative event in Detroit on Saturday, April 28, from 1:30-4:30 pm at the UAW/Ford building, 151 West Jefferson, Detroit. Join us for speakers, music and a memorial march to the riverfront. Work kills two million people around the world each year. More than all wars combined. April 28 is the international day to honor … Continue reading
The Sugar Law Center, the nonprofit representing 28 Michigan citizens challenging the state’s emergency manager law, issued a statement Tuesday, March 13 condemning efforts by Governor Rick Snyder and Mayor Dave Bing to install a replacement for elected officials. The so-called consent agreement proposed by the Governor and Mayor “abandons the rule of law,” said John Philo (shown at left), Legal Director for the Sugar Law Center for Economic and Social Justice. “It is a transparent attempt to control Detroit’s fate whether an unconstitutional law remains in effect or not.” In violation of the emergency manager law, Public Act 4, … Continue reading
In 2011, Michigan’s legislature passed a law establishing a new form of local government unknown anywhere in the United States: government by decree, with citizens ruled by an unelected official. The Sugar Law Center for Economic & Social Justice leads a coalition of top lawyers in representing citizens across Michigan who have come together to challenge this unconstitutional law in court. Under the guise of fiscal “emergencies,” the law, Public Act 4, empowers the governor to appoint an “Emergency Manager” for any local unit of government. Emergency Managers can sell off public property, shred union and other contracts, dismiss elected … Continue reading