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Judge Denies Request to Dismiss 2010 Arab Festival Case

February 7, 2012 By News Release

Acts 17

Michigan Federal Judge Denies City of Dearborn’s Request to Dismiss Civil Rights Claims Brought by Christians Who Were Arrested at 2010 Arab Festival DETROIT, Michigan — Today, a U.S. District Court Judge in Detroit, Michigan denied the City of Dearborn’s request to dismiss the civil rights claims brought by several Christian missionaries arising out of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Buzz, Community, Government Tagged With: 1st Amendment, ACTS17, civil rights, Free Speech, John O'Reilly, Ronald Haddad

Dearborn Must Pay $103,401 Legal Fees in Free Speech Case

January 30, 2012 By Jonathan Light

Robert Muise - Attorney

DETROIT, Michigan - On Friday, January 27th,  U.S. Magistrate Judge  R. Steven Whalen recommended that Robert J. Muise, the attorney for Christian Pastor George Saieg, be awarded $103,401 in fees and costs for successfully challenging the City of Dearborn’s restriction on the Christian’s right to freedom of speech at the 2009 Arab Festival held in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Community, Government Tagged With: 1st Amendment, Free Speech, law, lawsuit, Ronald Haddad

Salvation Army Launches $8.2 Million Red Kettle Campaign

November 9, 2011 By News Release

DETROIT, Michigan — The Salvation Army of Metro Detroit will launch its annual Red Kettle Campaign throughout Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties on Friday, Nov. 11. This year’s goal is $8.2 million, a figure needed to ensure the organization can continue providing more than 3 million meals and nearly 700,000 nights of shelter each year to the less … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Community, History Tagged With: 1st Amendment, charity, Christmas, Free Speech, giving, Gospel, holidays, Salvation Army, ways to give

Dearborn Officials Face Federal Court Lawsuit

February 25, 2011 By Jonathan Light

Mural inside 19th District Court, Dearborn, Michigan

DEARBORN, MI – The Thomas More Law Center (TMLC), a law firm based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, announced  that the City of Dearborn,  Mayor John B. O’Reilly, Chief of Police Ronald Haddad, 17 City police officers, and two executives of the American Arab Chamber of Commerce were named as defendants in a ninety-six page federal civil rights lawsuit filed in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Buzz, Government Tagged With: 1st Amendment, ACTS17, Free Speech, John O'Reilly, lawsuit, People, Ronald Haddad

Top 10 Dearborn News Stories for 2010

December 29, 2010 By Douglas Vos

Dearborn, MI -- Newspaper editors around the nation follow a tradition each December - picking the top 10 news stories for the year.  The results are a great way of summarizing the big events of the year.  Among the top national and international stories, there are few surprises: Gulf Oil Disaster, Health Care Overhaul, Haiti Earthquake, Decline of the US … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Community, Top Stories Tagged With: 1st Amendment, ACTS17, Ford Motor Company, Free Speech, Homecoming, Music, Panera

Acts-17 Group Acquitted of Inciting Crowd

September 25, 2010 By Jonathan Light

Acts 17 Logo

DEARBORN, Michigan - Friday afternoon at the 19th District Court, four Christian missionaries affiliated with the Acts 17 apologetics group where acquitted of inciting a crowd at the local Arab Festival. The jury found them not guilty of the charges of "breach of peace".  Nabeel Qureshi of Virginia, Negeen Mayel of California and Paul Rezkalla and David … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Community, Government Tagged With: 1st Amendment, ACTS17, Free Speech

Amazing Grace Amid Profound Controversy

August 31, 2010 By Jonathan Light

Nabeel Quereshi

EDITORIAL (31-Aug-2010) - Monday morning, at the 19th District Court in Dearborn, Judge Mark Somers deliberated over a pre-trial hearing concerning an incident which occurred at Dearborn's 15th annual Arab International Festival on Friday, June 14th.  As previously reported in the Dearborn Free Press, several people affiliated with the Acts 17 Apologetics … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Community, Front Porch Tagged With: 1st Amendment, ACLU, ACTS17, Amazing Grace, Chris Tomlin, Free Speech, Martin Luther King, TMLC

Debate About Free Speech In Dearborn Continues

July 25, 2010 By Jonathan Light

EDITORIAL (Updated 27-Jul-2010) -- The Dearborn Free Press has purposely been very slow to report much about this controversy. We heard about the arrest of  four Christians at the Arab International Festival, on Friday, June 18 -- the night that it happened. We mentioned something about it on our Facebook page, the following Monday morning (June 21st). We … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Community, Front Porch Tagged With: 1st Amendment, ACLU, ACTS17, festivals, Free Speech, public safety, TMLC

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