Bank cutting jobs; professor suspended

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Detroit judge argues he has immunity

Detroit 36th District Court Judge Kenneth King is arguing he has immunity in the federal lawsuit involving a sleepy teen who he had detained while on a field trip.

King filed a motion Monday to dismiss the case of the girl, Eva Goodman, and her mother, Latoreya Till . The motion argues that even though King spoke to the girl's field trip group between court hearings, he was still acting in a judicial capacity at the time of their interaction and therefore is entitled to immunity. The filing cited case law that judges are immune in civil cases even when they act in error, with malice or in excess of their authority.

Free Press reporter Darcie Moran has more.

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📰 News: Eastern Michigan University suspended a professor following his arrest in a child predator sting operation involving Chris Hansen in Huron Township last month.

🏦 Business : Flagstar Bank is cutting 173 jobs in Michigan as it sells off pieces of its residential mortgage business. Most of the cuts will come from the bank's Troy office.

🍽️ Restaurants: Denny's will close 150 low-performing restaurants by the end of 2025, according to USA TODAY. Meantime, health officials are investigating an E. coli outbreak described as “fast-moving” and linked to fast-food giant McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers .

🏈 NFL: Maxx Crosby to the Detroit Lions? Not if he has anything to say about it, apparently.

🏀 NBA: Cade Cunningham scored 28 points, including 18 in the third quarter, but the Detroit Pistons couldn't hang on in the fourth quarter of a 115-109 loss.

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