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Nassar in the news: Alleged victims and attorneys challenge gag order

Ingham County Court Judge Rosemarie Aquilina issued a gag order last week to bar both parties in former MSU employee Laray Nassar’s alleged sexual assault case. Now more than 80 alleged Nassar victims and their attorneys are suing the judge claiming Nassar’s attorneys are “trampling (the plaintiffs’) First Amendment rights to freedom of speech and expression.”

MSU

VIDEO: Embrace the Rain

Students gathered in the Erickson Hall Kiva on Wednesday night to express their struggles with mental illness through testimonies, music and art during MSU’s Mental Health Awareness Week.

MSU

Statements on Nassar from prominent officials

Former MSU employee Larry Nassar’s lawyers are focused on avoiding a trial by media.ch At the request of the defense, Ingham County Court Judge Rosemarie Aquilina signed an order last week which limits what can be said publicly about Nassar’s sexual assault trials.

MICHIGAN

Draheim brings federal expertise, environmental passion to City Council

Councilmember Erik Altmann, elected at the same time as Draheim and Mayor Mark Meadows, said Draheim is very dedicated to the community and to the city. “She works hard and she has policy expertise, which she brings to bear on our discussions, and she always has an eye out for compromise which has helped the council gel in the last year and a half,” Altmann said. “We’ve worked on a number of issues and I think we have similar views on specific issues like transportation and environmental policy, and she knows more about this stuff from her day job than I do from mine.