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ACLU, NAACP LDF Sue Wayne County to End Racially Discriminatory Tax Foreclosures in Detroit

DETROIT—The ACLU of Michigan, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.

July 13, 2016

ACLU of Michigan ED Kary Moss Issues Statement on Dallas Shootings

Kary Moss, Executive Director of the ACLU of Michigan, issued the following statement today in the wake of the recent killings of Philandro Castile and Alton Sterling by police and the sniper attacks on Dallas police officers yesterday: The frightening violence that has unfolded the p

July 8, 2016

ACLU of Louisiana Issues Statement on Alton Sterling

BATON ROUGE — Details surrounding the shooting last night of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, continue to emerge. In reaction, ACLU of Louisiana Executive Director Marjorie Esman issued the following statement:

July 6, 2016

SCOTUS Grants Review of ACLU Disability Rights Case on Behalf Of Michigan Student

WASHINGTON, DC—The U.S. Supreme Court announced today that it will hear the case of Ehlena Fry, a 12-year-old Jackson, Mich., girl with cerebral palsy who, at age 5, was banned from bringing her service dog to class.

June 27, 2016

Federal Appeals Court Hears Tamesha Means' Case, Woman Denied Medical Care Over Hospital's Religious Directives

CINCINNATI — A federal appeals court will today hear a case brought by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of Tamesha Means, a pregnant woman who was denied emergency medical treatment for a miscarriage because the hospital was prohibited from providing appropriate care by religious dire

June 17, 2016

ACLU of Michigan Mourns Tragedy in Orlando

ACLU of Michigan Executive Director Kary Moss on Sunday issued the following statement in reaction to the masscre at a popular gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla., on Sunday morning:

June 13, 2016