We’re in Detroit and environs for the weekend, doing some scouting for an upcoming meeting of the ABA’s Section of State and Local Government Law.
Had a Faygo Redpop at the site of Tiger Stadium in Corktown, dinner in Poletown, a fresh peach at the Saturday Eastern Market, and read this recent Sixth Circuit opinion reinstating the Insane Clown Posse‘s lawsuit against federal prosecutors over the DOJ’s inclusion of Juggalos on its gang list.
Although things look like they’re on the uptick here, Detroit has a long way to go. For some insight on how they got this bad, check out Professor Kanner’s recent article, “Detroit and the Decline of Urban America,” 2013 Mich. State. L. Rev. 1547 (2013).
Parsons v. U.S. Dep’t of Justice, No. 14-1848 (6th Cir. Sep. 17, 2015)