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Oct 17, 2018

Court Says Grand Rapids Responsible for Policy That Allows Police to Illegally Arrest Innocent People

The ACLU of Michigan applauds the decision of U.S. District Judge Paul L. Maloney that holds the City of Grand Rapids responsible for permitting police officers to arrest innocent people for trespassing at...

Sep 14, 2018

Federal Court Allows ACLU Challenge to Discriminatory Adoption Placement Practices to Go Forward

A federal judge ruled today that the ACLU’s...

Sep 13, 2018

Community Organizations, Separated Families and ACLU of Michigan Challenge Latest Version of Trump Administration’s Muslim Ban

Michigan-based Arab American community organizations, families separated by President Trump’s Muslim ban and the ACLU of Michigan renewed their challenge to the ban today in Arab American Civil Rights...

woman wearing hijab holds sign that says "No Ban, No Wall"

Aug 29, 2018

ACLU Asks Federal Court to Order Michigan Board of State Canvassers to Place Promote the Vote on November Ballot

The ACLU of Michigan and Promote the Vote (PTV), filed a complaint in U.S. District Court asking that the PTV ballot initiative, a measure to expand voting rights in Michigan, be placed on the...

Aug 23, 2018

ACLU Files Civil Rights Lawsuit Against Detroit Police Department

Hostile work environment includes discrimination, retaliation against African-American officers, says 11-year veteran of city police force

DETROIT – The American Civil Liberties Union...

Hostile work environment includes discrimination, retaliation against African-American officers, says 11-year veteran of city police force

DETROIT – The American Civil Liberties Union...

Aug 14, 2018

Kids Sentenced To Die in Prison

The United States is the only country in the world that sentences juveniles to life in prison without the possibility of parole. This inhumane practice is condemned throughout the world and is prohibited...