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ACLU, NAACP and Other Groups Offer Expertise to Assist Schools in Moving from “Zero Tolerance” Policies to “Rethink Discipline”
August 15, 2017In the wake of recent laws dramatically reworking Michigan’s previously harsh “zero tolerance” student discipline policies, a group of eight organizations is reaching out to state schools to assist them in implementing new practices.
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If President Trump’s Tweets Become Military Policy, the ACLU Will See Him in Court
July 30, 2017Some days, I hardly recognize my government and the way it is supposed to comport to the principles of democracy and constitutional fairness. This week we had the Senate majority doggedly pushing for a repeal of the Affordable Care Act, supported by less than 15 percent of American public, which
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Court Blocks State from Using Public Funds for Private Schools
July 27, 2017Update (8/15/17): A three-judge panel of the Michigan Court of Appeals has denied the State of Michigan’s request to appeal an injunction by the Michigan Court of Claims barring the state from using taxpayer dollars for private schools in direct contravention of the Michigan Cons
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Mistreatment of Women at the Muskegon County Jail
July 24, 2017At the Muskegon County Jail, male guards have routinely viewed naked or partially naked female inmates while they are showering, dressing, or using the toilet; the women have been denied feminine hygiene products, so that they bleed into their clothes; and female prisoners have rarely if ever bee
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Federal Court Rejects Trump Administration's Claim That Courts Have No Power to Review Deportation of Iraqis
July 12, 2017DETROIT – Last night, Judge Goldsmith ruled federal courts have jurisdiction to delay deportations of Iraqi nationals during a review of removal orders.
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Filtering Democracy: Receivership Board Decision Reminder that Elected Officials Still Lack Full Power in Flint
July 05, 2017If anyone thought democracy had actually been returned to the residents of Flint, the Receivership Transition Advisory Board (RTAB) appointed by Gov. Rick Snyder just pulled out its hammer and shattered that illusion.
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