Fout First News Today

A federal appeals court decision issued April 2 confirms that there will be no redo of the November 2023 Warren mayoral election with former Mayor James Fouts on the ballot.

The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals denied a request from Warren Mayor James Fouts to expedite review of his lawsuit, originally filed in August, that sought to add him to the ballot and alleged violation of his civil rights.

A federal lawsuit alleging violation of Constitutional rights filed last month by Warren Mayor James Fouts against the city council, city clerk, Macomb County Clerk and Warren Election Commission was dismissed Tuesday by U.S. District Court Judge George Steeh.

Despite Warren Mayor James Fouts serving his final term in the position he has held since 2007, primary election results indicate he still wields significant influence in the city with all of the candidates he endorsed advancing to the general election in November.

Less than a week before the Aug. 8 primary election, Warren Mayor James Fouts announced Wednesday that a civil rights lawsuit has been filed in federal court alleging violation of his civil rights because of his exclusion from the mayoral primary ballot.