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Lansing Watchdog: Snyder Signs Hurtful Adoption Bill; House Not Realistic...
By Shelli WeisbergADOPTING HATEread more
View ArticleFrom ACLU Client To ACLU Intern: Rodell’s Jefferson’s Journey Toward Justice
By Rodell Jefferson III I walked into the ACLU of Michigan offices eight years ago with a small afro--three-fourths of an inch to be exact—and only a vague, abstract understanding of words such as...
View ArticleACLU of Michigan president hails organization's continued growth, modernization
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Kary Moss: Turn June 26 into LGBT Equality Day
In the wake of the Supreme Court ruling in favor of marriage equality, social--justice proponents are considering some of the best ways to honor andcommemorate the ruling while also keeping supporters...
View ArticleACLU of Michigan Offices a Whistlestop Along Route for Detroit-to-Flint Water...
When marchers take to the streets on Friday for a mass walk from Detroit to Flint to call for bettread more
View ArticleLansing Watchdog: Roads to RFRA
For the week of June 30, 2015ON ROADS AND RFRAread more
View ArticleTransgender Advocacy Project Aims to Amplify Voices of Everyday Transgender...
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View ArticleLansing Watchdog: New Leadership Brings No Change on Roads; EITC Faces...
By Shelli WeisbergACLU at the Michigan Capitol – July 13, 2015STILL NO MOVEMENT ON ROADS The House and Senate will be in session this week as they seek common ground on a road-funding package after...
View ArticleThe Nation: Overpriced Water in Flint Is Causing Rashes, Hair Loss
ACLU of Michigan investigative reporter Curt Guyette (pictured), who has been reporting extensively on the mounting water crisis in financially strapped municipalities such as Flint and Highland Park,...
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Tucker: Can the U.S. Constitution Save Black Lives?
By Brooke Tucker I attended the first Law for Black Lives Conference in New York last week. The Conference – filled with attorneys, law students, legal-aid workers and others affiliated with the legal...
View ArticleGraphic Depiction: RFRA...Through a Child's Eyes
Despite the recent landmark Supreme Court ruling in favor of the freedom to marry, the road to full equality for everyone in our state continues to be pocked with obstacles. Few obstacles currently...
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Why Eastpointe, Mich., looks so much like Ferguson, Mo.
By Sofia Nelson The ACLU of Michigan has been working to abolish modern-day debtors’ prisons for the past seven years. As part of this work, I have observed courts and represented clients throughout...
View ArticleHow the State of Michigan Tried To Deny Our Constitutional Right to...
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View ArticleAt the intersection of religious liberty and LGBTQ equality
By Rev. Roland Stringfellow and Rana Elmir At first glance, some might think that religious liberty and LGBTQ equality are mutually exclusive, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. read more
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Prosecutor's Decision to Clear Agent Who Killed Kellom Underscores Need for...
By Carl BooksteinAt a highly publicized press conference last month, Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy cleared federal immigration agent Mitchell Quinn in the killing of 20-year-old Terrance Kellom,...
View ArticleSchool Daze: State-appointed Emergency Manager Still Shirking Duty to Provide...
By Amy Senier This month heralds the beginning of a new school year—a time of excitement, hope and promise for most our state’s children. Not so, though, for the children of Highland Park. read more
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Kaplan: New Proposed Federal Health-Care Rules Essential to Ensuring...
By Jay Kaplan A little more than a week ago, the United States Department of Health and Human Services took a major step toward redressing the long history of policies and practices that marginalize...
View ArticleAgenda for the 2015 ACLU of Michigan Hearing on Practices and Policies to...
Wednesday, September 23, 2015Host and Location: American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Michigan2966 Woodward Ave., Detroit, MI 48201 10 a.m. – Welcoming remarks from the ACLU of Michigan read more
View ArticleLansing Watchdog: Parole Reform Carries the Day in the Michigan House
By Shelli Weisberg ACLU at the Michigan Capitol – October 5, 2015 Something genuinely exciting happened this past week in the Michigan House of Representatives: read more
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Steinberg: We're Asking the U.S Supreme Court to Fulfill the Promise of the...
By Michael J. Steinberg Twenty-five years ago, President George H. W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act, a landmark civil rights law designed to guarantee Americans with disabilities...
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