'Boycott Black Thursday' Gains Steam, Conflict Brewing Over Starbucks Bling Policy, Couple Wrongly Accused of Sexual Abuse Gets $3 Million: Michigan News Digest

A three-judge panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the constitutional right of voters to decide such issues as same-sex marriage bans, which observers say virtually assures the issue is headed for the U.S. Supreme Court. (Photo via Wikimedia Creative Commons)

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