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Getting Serious about Literacy in Michigan
Kary Moss, Executive DirectorShare this on Facebook | Tweet This A new study by the Annie E. Casey Foundation reports the very disturbing information that only 31 percent of all Michigan students and...
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Our Legal Docket: What case speaks to you?
Kary Moss, Executive DirectorShare this on Facebook | Tweet ThisSo just what do we do all year? If you’re ever wondered how the ACLU of Michigan is advancing civil liberties and rights in the courts...
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Democracy Watch: Swaps, COPs & Lingering Questions
Curt Guyette, Investigative Reporter Share this on Facebook | Tweet This In 2005, the city of Detroit faced a monumental dilemma: It desperately needed to borrow more than $1.4 billion to help shore...
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Immigration Reform 2014: Keep America Beautiful by Keeping Families Together
Sofia Rahman, Legal FellowShare this on Facebook | Tweet This Jose Luis Sanchez-Ronquillo is a devoted husband and father to two young children. For 16 years, he has worked hard at the same job and was...
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Juvenile Life Without Parole: Turning a blind eye to justice
Merissa Kovach, Field OrganizerShare this on Facebook | Tweet This Earlier this week, the Michigan House of Representatives hastily passed a bill that ignores U.S. Supreme Court rulings, abandoning...
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Marriage Matters: The LGBT Project
Jay Kaplan, LGBT Project Staff AttorneyShare this on Facebook | Tweet This Across the country, we are seeing incredible progress made in terms of marriage equality and relationship recognition. read more
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The Ruling That Medical Marijuana Patients Have Been Waiting For
Dan Korobkin, Deputy Legal DirectorShare this on Facebook | Tweet This The ACLU won a decisive victory for thousands of medical marijuana patients and caregivers this week when the Michigan Supreme...
View ArticleDemocracy Watch: Detroit’s Bankruptcy and Barn Doors
Curt Guyette, Investigative ReporterShare this on Facebook | Tweet This There’s an old adage that alludes to the futility of shutting barn doors once the horses have fled. With that bit of folk wisdom...
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Marriage Matters: The Short (and Important) History of the DeBoer Case
Jay Kaplan, LGBT Project Staff AttorneyShare this on Facebook | Tweet This April and Jayne just wanted to jointly adopt three special needs children they were foster parenting. Without both women...
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Wayne County takes a stand for equality
Share this on Facebook | Tweet This Across Michigan, cities and townships are passing anti-discrimination policies that respect the rights of LGBT men and women. As of this week, the largest county in...
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Marriage Matters FAQ: What happens if there's a "marriage window" this week?
Jay Kaplan, LGBT Project Staff Attorney Share this on Facebook | Tweet This This week, experts will testify both for and against marriage equality at a hearing before Judge Bernard Friedman of the...
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Democracy Watch: Detroit’s Big Maybe
Curt Guyette, Investigative Reporter Share this on Facebook | Tweet This What can be said with absolute certainty about the so-called plan of adjustment Detroit Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr released...
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Racial Justice: Justice Delayed in Milton Hall Shooting
Mark Fancher, Racial Justice Project Staff AttorneyShare this on Facebook | Tweet This In an Alice in Wonderland turn of events, the U.S. Department of Justice has concluded that there is insufficient...
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Marriage Matters: The First Days of the DeBoer Trial
Share this on Facebook | Tweet This During the course of the entire trial, there will be many experts taking the stand before Judge Bernard Friedman of the United States District Court, testifying...
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Marriage Matters: An everyday moment with two moms
Mary Bejian, Director of PhilanthropyShare this on Facebook | Tweet this At the playground, three-year-old Olivia sang to herself as her brother Stuart played on the monkey bars with a crowd of other...
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Marriage Matters: Will Michigan be the latest to hold same-sex marriage ban...
Ric Roane, ACLU of Michigan MemberShare this on Facebook | Tweet this The legal process of addressing and holding as unconstitutional same sex marriage bans in the remaining 33 prohibition states...
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Democracy Watch: Charting New Ground in Flint
Curt Guyette, Investigative ReporterShare this on Facebook | Tweet this Anyone at all familiar with Michigan’s emergency manager law knows that the people handed control of municipalities and school...
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Marriage Matters: Deep Statistics in Week Two of the DeBoer Trial
Lauryn Pennington, Undergraduate InternShare this on Facebook | Tweet this Being an undergraduate intern here at the ACLU of Michigan is a dream. Sometimes I spend my days doing small tasks like...
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The Legal Angle: What does it mean to depose a witness?
Lauryn Pennington, InternShare this on Facebook | Tweet This All eyes are on the DeBoer trial, a potentially groundbreaking case for marriage equality and families across Michigan. read more
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Marriage Matters: Witnesses for (and against) Equality
Share this on Facebook | Tweet This April and Jayne just wanted to jointly adopt three special needs children they were foster parenting, providing the kids with the legal protection of both...
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