Press Releases

ACLU of Michigan, Other Groups Make Joint Call for Moratorium on Mass Tax Foreclosures in Wayne County

DETROIT – Fearing “an unprecedented human rights catastrophe,” the ACLU of Michigan along with the Moratorium NOW!

May 12, 2015

ACLU of Michigan, Other Social-Justice Groups Demand Suspension of Controversial Detroit Task Force, Investigation into Killing of U.S. Citizen by Immigration Agent

Reflecting deepening concern over the controversial shooting death of 20-year-old Terrance Kellom by a federal Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent, the ACLU of Michigan joined on Thursday with the Detroit Coalition Against Police Brutality, the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center, the C

May 7, 2015

ACLU of Michigan to Host Special-Education Rights and School-to-Prison Pipeline Panel

Continuing a series of programs centered on special-education students in public schools, the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan will sponsor a panel discussion at Birmingham Unitarian Church in Bloomfield Hills on May 28 on the rights of students with disabilities and the impact of dwind

May 7, 2015

ACLU of Michigan Sues EAA for Details About Special-Education Services

Concerned over a lack of transparency from the state-run Education Achievement Authority, the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan announced this week that it has filed a lawsuit against the controversial school district in an effort to learn details of the specific special-education servic

May 5, 2015

ACLU of Michigan Executive Director Calls for Federal Probe Into Shooting Death of Detroit Man, Closer Scrutiny of Immigration Agents' Roles in Task Forces

Kary Moss, Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan, gave the following statement in reaction to the shooting death of 20-year-old Terrance Kellom by a federal immigration agent in Detroit yesterday:

April 28, 2015

ACLU of Michigan Praises Steelcase Inc., Kellogg Co., Other Businesses for Opposing RFRA

LANSING—The ACLU of Michigan is praising several local business leaders who, in a powerful show of opposition to multiple “religious freedom restoration act” bills being debated in Michigan, have submitted letters to state lawmakers urging them to forego discriminatory RFRA legislation and safegu

April 28, 2015