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Jan 4, 2016

ACLU of Michigan Urges 'Transparency and Professionalism' in Investigation of Fatal Shooting by Police Officer

DETROIT--As Detroit civil-rights activists prepare to protest the recent fatal shooting of an unarmed Detroit man by a Dearborn police officer, the ACLU of Michigan today called for "transparency and...

Jan 4, 2016

ACLU Deputy Director Rana Elmir: Response Proves Muslims Are Threatened, Not Threats

It’s been exactly one week since I wrote a column for the...

Dec 21, 2015

Researcher: State Tried to Cover Up Child Lead Poisoning in Flint Following Switch to River Water

The State of Michigan attempted to cover up the fact that its own data revealed a significant spike in lead found in Flint children after the state forced the city to draw water from the Flint River, a...

Dec 19, 2015

Democracy Watch: Prosecution of Detroit Water Shutoff Activist Called 'Disaster'

In the summer of 2014, as the City of Detroit was shutting off water to thousands of homes a week, a small group of activists resorted to civil disobedience in an attempt to draw attention to the crisis....

Dec 15, 2015

ACLU Michigan Urges DPS EM to Keep Bilingual Staff in Southwest Detroit Schools

The ACLU of Michigan sent a letter Monday to Detroit Public Schools (DPS) emergency manager Darnell Earley expressing concern over the recent announcement that ...

Dec 10, 2015

Democracy Watch: Politics Compel EMU Board To Keep EAA Alive

In a move characterized by critics as both overtly political and terribly damaging, the Board of Regents for Eastern Michigan University on Tuesday decided to keep the controversial Education Achievement...