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With a history of civil liberties stretching back almost a century, the ACLU has got plenty of amazing cases for #TBT. Every Thursday, we'll be sharing updates on cases pulled from our archives of work in Michigan and beyond.
In this week's Detroit News, the Rev. Charles Williams spoke out for changing Michigan's Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act. The effort to include protections for LGBT workers in the anti-discrimination ordinance has had a long history here at the ACLU of Michigan. Let's take a look at a 2012 blog talking about the Act.
Who's Elliott Larsen? Searching for Equality in Michigan
Feb 21, 2012
Julia Henshaw, West Michigan Administrative Assistant Lately, I've been hearing a lot of talk here in Western Michigan about the mysterious Elliott Larsen.
Seems like everyone is meeting, planning, forming opinions, and talking about this “Elliott Larsen” over coffee. Even my good friend Susan asked me in a hushed voice, "Just who is this Elliott Larsen?"
As it turns out, Elliott Larsen isn’t a person – it is an Act.