Coverage dated September 5, 2024

Michigan judge loses docket after she's recorded insulting gays and Black people

Headline from KEYT Santa Barbara

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A suburban Detroit judge is no longer handling cases after a court official turned over recordings of her making anti-gay insults

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Reports & sources

5 articles, oldest first.

  1. Triblive

    Michigan judge loses docket after she's recorded insulting gay people and Black people (opens Triblive)

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    Triblive's feed description

    PONTIAC, Mich. — A suburban Detroit judge is no longer handling cases after a court official turned over recordings of her making anti-gay insults and referring to Black people as lazy. Oakland County Probate Judge Kathleen Ryan was removed from her docket on Aug. 27 for unspecified misconduct.

  2. New York Post

    Michigan judge loses docket after recordings of her insulting gay, black people leaked: ‘I’m a new racist’ (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    A suburban Detroit judge is no longer handling cases after a court official turned over recordings of her making anti-gay insults and referring to Black people as lazy.

  3. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Michigan judge loses docket after she's recorded insulting gays and Black people (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A suburban Detroit judge is no longer handling cases after a court official turned over recordings of her making anti-gay insults

  4. The Boston Globe

    Michigan judge loses docket after she’s recorded insulting Black and LGBTQ people (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    The court's administrator stepped forward to say he blew the whistle on her, secretly recording their phone calls.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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