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Home»Posts tagged with»Free speech

Facebook suspended my account for posting public phone numbers of elected officials

By Steve Neavling on May 8, 2017   Headline, Politics  

Facebook suspended my account for posting public phone numbers of elected officials

The phone numbers are public record and posted on each member’s congressional web page.

Detroit cop threatens to arrest protesters for ‘swearing in front of women’

By Steve Neavling on April 23, 2017   Headline, posts  

Detroit cop threatens to arrest protesters for ‘swearing in front of women’

A Detroit cop threatened protesters with an archaic, 120-year-old law.

After he’s sued, Warren Mayor compares atheists to KKK, Nazis

By Steve Neavling on July 25, 2014   City Government, Featured Stories, Government  

After he’s sued, Warren Mayor compares atheists to KKK, Nazis

An atheist is suing the city of Warren for prohibiting him from setting up a “reason station” in the atrium of City Hall alongside a “prayer station” that has operated since 2009.

Exclusive: Feds went undercover to investigate peaceful demonstrations in Detroit, Lansing

By Steve Neavling on April 3, 2013   Government, posts, State of Michigan  

Exclusive: Feds went undercover to investigate peaceful demonstrations in Detroit, Lansing

Feds went undercover to investigate protests over the emergency manager, wages for teachers and city workers, inadequate transportation and rising poverty. No violence ever broke out.

Satire flies over heads of Detroit Metro Airport officials; 10,000 copies of local magazine removed

By Steve Neavling on April 2, 2013   Headline, posts  

Satire flies over heads of Detroit Metro Airport officials; 10,000 copies of local magazine removed

“The controversy got us banned from distributing the full 25,000 copies – only 15,000 made it out” at the airport, publisher Anthony Brancaleone told me.

Steve Neavling

Steve Neavling lives and works in Detroit as an investigative journalist. His stories have uncovered corruption, led to arrests and reforms and prompted FBI investigations.

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