Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick won a small but much-needed legal victory when a judge ruled the Detroit City Council doesn't have the authority to force him from office. The mayor, facing 10 felony counts in two cases, still has a big fight ahead of him to stay in office -- and out of jail. "We'll take it. We'll take this," said James Thomas, part of the team representing Kilpatrick on a number of legal fronts, including separate perjury and assault cases.
August 19, 2008 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick won a small but much-needed legal victory when a judge ruled the Detroit City Council doesn’t have the authority to force him from office.
The mayor, facing 10 felony counts in two cases, still has a big fight ahead of him to stay in office — and out of jail.
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