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ACLU Sues Flint Mayor for News Carrier's Arrest

FLINT, MI -- A city mayor’s dislike and difference of opinion with a major Flint paper has resulted in a lawsuit filed today in federal court by the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan.

January 1, 2005

ACLU Sues Officer for Unconstitutional Arrest

Man Arrested For Advising Friend of Rights

December 14, 2004

ACLU-MI Joins Effort to Expose FBI Spying on Political and Religious Groups

DETROIT – Suspecting that law enforcement is spying on political and faith-based groups, the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan today filed Freedom of Information Act requests to the FBI and Michigan State Police to uncover who is being investigated and why.

December 2, 2004

ACLU Sues Holiday Inn for Age Discrimination

DETROIT –The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan filed an age discrimination lawsuit today against the Holiday Inn on behalf of a 20-year-old member of the Army Reserves who was denied a room because he was too young.

October 20, 2004

Speech Rights Reaching Greater Security

DETROIT -- In two separate cases regarding municipal sign ordinances, the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan has secured greater protection for residents of Troy and Grosse Pointe Woods.

October 19, 2004

Judge Rules Utica Schools Violated Student’s First Amendment Rights

DETROIT — A federal court judge ruled today that a Utica high school violated the First Amendment by censoring an article in the school newspaper.

October 12, 2004