Davis et al v. Detroit Public Schools Community District et al

  1. November 09, 2020

    6th Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of $56.5M Detroit Tax Fund Fight

    Two Detroit-area taxpayers lost their challenge to stop the use of $56.5 million in public school tax funds for a sports arena when the Sixth Circuit ruled they lacked standing to bring the case.

  2. March 01, 2018

    School Board Wants Pistons Arena Funding Fight Put To Rest

    Detroit Public Schools' community district and its board of education on Wednesday urged a Michigan federal judge to toss the remaining claims from a suit brought by residents looking to block the use of $56.5 million in taxpayer funds for a new arena for the NBA's Detroit Pistons, after previously gutting the suit.

  3. January 29, 2018

    Detroit Residents Sanctioned In Pistons Arena Funding Fight

    Michigan residents opposed to using $56.5 million in taxes to fund a new arena for the NBA's Detroit Pistons must pay sanctions for bringing "frivolous" allegations in a dropped lawsuit but won't be punished for related claims in a suit that's ongoing, a federal judge said Friday.

  4. December 11, 2017

    Detroit Residents Fire Back At Sanctions Bid In Arena Suit

    Michigan residents looking to block $56.5 million in tax dollars from funding the NBA's Detroit Pistons' relocation to a new arena fired back at an "unethical" bid to sanction and compel a deposition that the residents claim has already been agreed upon.

  5. September 07, 2017

    Detroit Residents' Arena Fund Suit A Delay Tactic, Orgs. Say

    A pair of Detroit development organizations urged a Michigan federal judge on Wednesday to sanction residents suing to block the use of $56.5 million in taxpayer funds for a new Detroit Pistons arena, saying the lawsuit is a clear attempt to waste time.

  6. July 25, 2017

    Judge Guts $56.5M Detroit Pistons Arena Funding Fight

    A Michigan federal judge on Monday trimmed the bulk of a suit brought by residents looking to block $56.5 million in tax dollars from funding the NBA's Detroit Pistons' relocation to a new arena, finding that a majority of the residents' state law and federal constitutional law claims fall short.

  7. July 03, 2017

    Taxpayers Drop $34.5M Detroit Arena Funding Row

    Michigan residents challenging the right of downtown development organizations in Detroit to use $34.5 million in taxpayer funds for the NBA team Detroit Pistons' relocation to a new arena have agreed to drop their suit, according to documents filed in Michigan federal court Saturday.