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Civil Rights Groups Urge Hundreds of City Clerks Statewide to Remind Voters That Photo ID Is Not Required to Cast a Ballot
November 01, 2016DETROIT—Hoping to protect voters from false information about ID requirements at the polls, the ACLU of Michigan, the Michigan State Conference NAACP and the Brennan Center for Justice today sent a joint lett
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Fancher: Law Enforcement Must Move Past Conversations To Action
October 27, 2016As the black body count continues to mount, there are incessant calls for a “conversation” about how to improve police/community relations. As a consequence, well-meaning representatives of the community and law-enforcement executives are convening in meeting rooms around the country.
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Ehlena and Wonder’s Supreme Court Case: The Right and Wrong Way to Treat Students with Disabilities
October 26, 2016The story behind the disability rights case being argued in the U.S. Supreme Court on Halloween is a story about the contrast between kindness and cruelty, a story about the right way and the wrong way to treat kids with disabilities.
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ACLU Files Complaint Against Catholic Health System For Denying Care to Pregnant Woman With Brain Tumor
October 25, 2016CHICAGO — The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Michigan today filed a government complaint against a Catholic health care provider that refused medically necessary treatment to a pregnant woman on religious grounds.
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D.R. v. Michigan Dept. of Education: Standing Up for Flint Students Following the Water Crisis
October 18, 2016On behalf of 15 named plaintiffs and tens of thousands of schoolchildren in Flint, the ACLU of Michigan filed a class action civil right lawsuit in Flint on Oct. 18, 2016, documenting ongoing violations of federal education laws by the State of Michigan and local school authorities.
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ACLU of Michigan and Education Law Center Sue to Protect Schoolchildren from State and Local Violations of Federal Laws
October 18, 2016FLINT – On behalf of 15 named plaintiffs and tens of thousands of schoolchildren in Flint, the ACLU of Michigan and the Education Law Center filed a class-action civil rights lawsui
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Trans Youth Underscores Importance of Courage in the Face of Bigoted Backlash
October 14, 2016A remarkable event quietly took place recently in Saugatuck. A panel of courageous women and men took the stage at the local arts center to share with area residents their experience as transgender people.
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