The ACLU of Michigan files lawsuits that impact people’s rights by setting a legal precedent, or affecting the policies and actions of public officials. Our current Fall 2023 Legal Docket details our legal cases and actions taken in 2022-2023.
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Sep 4, 2013
Racial Profiling in Saginaw
Racial Justice
In September 2013 the ACLU of Michigan filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice against law enforcement agencies operating in Saginaw. The complaint identified racial profiling practices that...
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Aug 26, 2013
Overcrowded Conditions and Sex Discrimination at Isabella County Jail
Women's Rights
In 2012, the ACLU of Michigan was shocked to learn that at the Isabella County Jail in Mount Pleasant, inmates spent many months and sometimes over a year in overcrowded cells where they were virtually on...
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Aug 22, 2013
Arrested for Not Having Protest Insurance
Free Speech
In May 2013 Kristen Jones helped organize a peaceful “March Against Monsanto” in a public park in Ann Arbor to protest genetically modified foods. She was told by Ann Arbor officials that she would have to...
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Aug 21, 2013
Lawsuit Against the FBI for Racial Mapping Records
Racial Justice
According to an FBI operations guide acquired by the ACLU, the FBI has the authority to collect information about, and create maps of, so-called racial and ethnic “behaviors” and “lifestyle characteristics...
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Aug 15, 2013
Keeping Public Schools Tuition-Free
Student Rights
With the economic downturn and the failure of Michigan’s legislature to increase funding for public education, many school districts in the state are facing financial challenges. In 2013, the Ann Arbor...
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Aug 7, 2013
Free Speech on Campus
Student Rights
College campuses are traditionally a place where young adults can become citizens, exchanging ideas and engaging in political activism. But in April 2013 Northwestern Michigan College in Traverse City...