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(August 19, 2008) - A Wayne County judge ruled Monday that the Detroit City Council does not have the legal authority to oust Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick from office.

The Detroit Free Press said the ruling shifts the mayor's professional fate to Gov. Jennifer Granholm, who is set to hold her own ouster hearings on Sept. 3.

Wayne County Circuit Judge Robert Ziolkowski ruled that Detroit's charter provides too vague a basis for the council's efforts to remove Kilpatrick.  For the full story...

 

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