Press Releases

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Michigan Marriage Ban Struck Down

DETROIT – In a landmark decision, a federal judge ruled today that an amendment to the Michigan Constitution that excluded same-sex couples from marriage in the state violates federal law.

March 21, 2014

ACLU, Wayne Law Clinic Challenge Waterford Township's Ban on Begging

DETROIT – In an effort to protect the free speech rights of the poor, the Wayne State Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Clinic filed a federal lawsuit today asserting that Waterford Township’s ordinance banning all begging is unconstitutional.

February 27, 2014

ACLU Urges Governor Snyder to Veto Harsh Juvenile Life without Parole Bill

The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan calls on Governor Rick Snyder to veto legislation passed today by the Michigan Legislature that fails to provide a meaningful opportunity for review to over 360 individuals serving unconstitutional mandatory life without parole sentences for crimes c

February 12, 2014

ACLU Lauds Michigan Supreme Court Decision Striking Down Local Medical Marijuana Bans

In a unanimous decision late yesterday, the Michigan Supreme Court struck down the City of Wyoming’s ordinance that bans medical marijuana because it directly violates the state’s Medical Marihuana Act.

February 7, 2014

ACLU, Insane Clown Posse File Lawsuit Challenging FBI Gang Designation

DETROIT – The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan, along with the Detroit music duo Insane Clown Posse (ICP), filed a federal lawsuit today on behalf of Juggalos, or fans of ICP, claiming that their constitutional rights to expression and association were violated when the U.S.

January 8, 2014

ACLU Lawsuit Argues Pregnant Michigan Woman Cannot Be Forced Off the Job

DETROIT – The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Michigan, along with Cary McGehee of the law firm Pitt McGehee Palmer Rivers & Golden, filed an amended complaint in a federal lawsuit today on behalf of a woman who was forced out of work after she became pregnant.

December 12, 2013