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Michigan Department of Corrections Agrees to Stop Identifying Prisoners as Gay

At the urging of the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan, the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) will no longer identify prisoners as homosexual on prison forms and records.

April 8, 2003

ACLU Files Lawsuit Against Utica Community Schools

DETROIT — Challenging Utica High School for censoring a school-sponsored newspaper article, the ACLU of Michigan has filed a lawsuit on behalf of the student journalist whose First Amendment rights have been violated.

April 7, 2003

ACLU Urges Supreme Court to Uphold Affirmative Action

DETROIT — In a landmark case being argued tomorrow before the Supreme Court, the American Civil Liberties Union will urge the Justices to uphold the admission policies of the University of Michigan, which seeks to promote a diverse student body by employing affirmative action programs.

March 31, 2003

Court of Appeals Backs Disability Rights

Detroit – The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled unanimously that Mackinac Island violated the Americans With Disabilities Act by refusing to grant a resident with multiple sclerosis his request to use an electric-assisted tricycle, the ACLU of Michigan announced today.

March 27, 2003

ACLU Files Suit to Protect Student’s Right to Free Speech

DETROIT — Challenging a school’s decision to prohibit a student from wearing an anti-President Bush t-shirt, the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan filed a lawsuit today in federal court against the Dearborn Public School for violating the First Amendment rights of their students.

March 27, 2003

Welfare Drug Testing Case Re-Heard by Appeals Court

The challenge to Michigan’s welfare drug testing law will be reviewed again, this time by all active judges of the U.S. Court of Appeals, when oral argument is heard on Wednesday, March 26. The law has not been enforced since 2000 when a U.S.

March 26, 2003