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Amid Flint Water Crisis, ACLU, Activists Call for Deportation Relief for Immigrants
DETROIT—More than 60 children's rights, public health, and immigrant advocacy organizations today sent a joint letter urging the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the federal Depart
ACLU Stands with Apple As Tech Company Resists Government Demand to Unlock iPhone
NEW YORK — The American Civil Liberties Union said today that it would support Apple’s legal fight against a court order to help the government unlock an iPhone belonging to one of the people responsible for the San Bernardino shootings.
After ACLU of Michigan Objects, YMCA Agrees to End Slave Re-Enactment Program
DETROIT—Responding quickly to a letter from the ACLU of Michigan, the YMCA officiails overseeing the Storer Camps in Jackson, Mich., agreed to halt a troubling slave re-enactment program in which elementary-school children role-playing as slaves are inspected, auctioned off and, later, hunted dow
ACLU Michigan Executive Director: Snyder Should Waive FOIA Exemption for 'Real Accountability' in Flint Water Crisis
UPDATE: DPS Emergency Manager Darnell Earley has announced that he will step down on Feb. 29.
ACLU of Michigan Launches ‘Fair Justice, Smart Justice’ Project to Reduce State’s Prison Population, Increase Sentencing Alternatives
LANSING--The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan today announced the launch of a new project aimed at reducing the state’s incarceration rate, which is 31 percent higher than the Midwest average.