Israel/Gaza 2023

First, an update on anti-war Michigan protestors accused of vandalism, and the question of who should prosecute the case. Then, a record-setting cow and its bond with a Traverse City hospital. A look at Trump's first 100 days. Plus, we unpack the Canadian election.

Defense attorneys are asking a judge to bar the Michigan attorney general from prosecuting the cases of people arrested at a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Michigan, arguing that Dana Nessel acknowledged she’s perceived as biased against Arabs and Muslims in a separate case.

A Dearborn-based lawyer says immigration officials questioned him for 90 minutes at the Detroit Metro airport over the weekend. Amir Makled was returning to the U.S. from a family vacation in the Dominican Republic.

First, a look at litigation against University of Michigan protesters. Then, the experiences of migrant women in Michigan. Plus, a statistical way to fill out your March Madness brackets.

Ann Arbor Judge J. Cedric Simpson presided over two full days of preliminary exams for seven people charged with resisting arrest and trespassing at a May 21 police raid on an encampment created to call on the university to divest from companies with ties to Israel.

On today's show, a lawsuit against the University of Michigan is challenging its campus ban for students and community members who participated in protests over the war in Gaza last year. Also, a buzzy new Detroit restaurant serves up Mexico City-inspired fare for the Motor City. And, the iconic Detroit musician J Dilla has a street named in his honor.

The ACLU of Michigan has filed a lawsuit challenging what it calls the University of Michigan’s “repressive” policies toward some pro-Palestinian protesters. The civil rights group is suing on behalf of five people who received “trespass bans” after participating in protest activities.

The University of Michigan says Students Allied for Freedom and Equality violated the school's standards in its demonstrations demanding divestment from companies doing business with Israel.

Today, reaching some of Michigan’s most diverse micro-communities of voters: the LGBTQ community. Also, the stories of Michigan, as told by the built environment. And, the endless days and sleepless nights of witnessing Israel’s attacks on Lebanon.

For the past year, the violence and destruction in Gaza has dominated the headlines. The Uncommitted Movement began here as a desperate plea from pro-Palestinian voters seeking to have their voices heard. Not only did they force elected officials to listen, but they made history. What the Vote? looked at how they did it—and what happens now.