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Supporters say they view recent incidents of violence against Jewish people as evidence that antisemitism deserves to be specifically included in the civil rights law
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed a bill this week that bans the use of what’s sometimes called the “gay panic” defense.
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Michigan’s Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act covers employment, housing, education and public accommodations.Whitmer also signed a law earlier this year to formally repeal Michigan’s 1931 statutory abortion ban.