Despite Dismissal of Case, ACLU Hails Changes in Discriminatory State ID Policy
Jay Kaplan, staff attorney for the ACLU of Michigan's LGBT Project, reacted today to news that Judge Nancy Edmunds dismissed the group's lawsuit against the state Secretary of State for its discriminatory ID policy.
ACLU of Michigan Asks Michigan State Police to End Traffic-Stop Requirements for Troopers
DETROIT — Concerned about the increased potential for violent confrontations and racial profiling, the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan in a letter today urged the Michigan State Police to eliminate a policy requiring troopers to make a designated number of traffic stops to meet perform
After Receiving ACLU Letter, Ingham County Jail Agrees to Accommodate Breastfeeding Inmate
DETROIT--After receiving a letter from the ACLU of Michigan asking for legally appropriate accommodations for a breastfeeding inmate at the Ingham County Jail, officials at the jail said today that they've agreed to allow the inmate, who was denied the opportunity to express milk last weekend, to
ACLU of Michigan Kicks Off 2016 “Let Me Vote” Campaign to Educate, Empower the Electorate
DETROIT—Hoping to eliminate confusion at the ballot box in November, the ACLU of Michigan on Monday kicked off its "Let Me Vote 2016" campaign to provide voting-rights information to communities, organizations and individuals across the state.
Battle Creek Panhandling Proposal Violates Constitution, ACLU of Michigan Warns City
The ACLU of Michigan has sent a letter to Battle Creek officials warning that anti-panhandling ordinances, which city officials announced they are considering, violate constitutional free-speech rights and suggest that the city doesn't want poor people.