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Mar 27, 2019

ACLU Challenges To Discriminatory GRPD Policies and Actions Submitted to the Michigan Department of Civil Rights

GRAND RAPIDS – The Michigan Department of Civil Rights (MDCR) is holding public hearings to address the long-standing and entrenched issue of discriminatory policing by the Grand Rapids...

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Mar 17, 2019

Race, Traffic Stops, and the Michigan State Police: ACLU of Michigan Recommendations

ACLU of Michigan Racial Justice Attorney Mark Fancher sent the new Michigan State Police Director Col. Joe Gasper a letter, making four recommendations, namely asking the MSP to hire an expert to analyze...

Mar 1, 2019

In Michigan, women are in charge. For Women’s History Month, we thank the trailblazers that got us here.

March first marks the beginning of Women’s History Month; a month to celebrate and reflect on the bold, brave and innovative women who came before us, and the leaders of today who walk in their footsteps....

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Feb 18, 2019

ACLU Letter to Michigan Attorney General: Petition Signature Collection Law Violates State and Federal Constitutions

DETROIT – In response to voters overwhelmingly passing three progressive ballot initiatives last November (voting rights expansion, marijuana legalization, and anti-gerrymandering), the Republican-led...

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Feb 8, 2019

Black History Month: Leading the fight for a real criminal justice system

For centuries, black people have endured the brutal violence of racism and shouldered the burden of leading the fight against it. This fight includes fixing our criminal legal system, which is racist at its...

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Jan 22, 2019

The fight for the schoolchildren of Flint: Sign-up for resources

The children impacted by the Flint water crisis have a safe place to turn for a ...