Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (ACLU) and Promote the Vote (PTV) filed a brief with the Michigan Supreme Court arguing that the state should be permitted to prosecute two individuals accused of engineering an illegal scheme to suppress the vote in Black communities during the
The ACLU of Michigan kicks off the start of Pride Month today by unveiling a colorful collection of pro-LGBTQ+ banners in the first-floor windows of its office on Woodward Avenue in midtown Detroit. It is an emphatic show of support for a community that’s often singled out for discrimination.
The ACLU of Michigan today sent a letter to Lapeer County Prosecutor John D. Miller warning him that public statements he has made against Lapeer Librarian Amy Churchill for refusing to remove the award-winning book Gender Queer: A Memoir from the library collection have no legal basis, threaten Fi
The ACLU of Michigan applauds state legislators for introducing Drive S.A.F.E. (“Safety, Access, Freedom and the Economy), legislation that allows undocumented immigrants and others unable to prove their legal presence to obtain a driver's license or identification card.
The ACLU of Michigan applauds the state Legislature for passing, and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for signing into law, the repeal of the 1931 abortion ban statute, which criminalized abortion in nearly all cases.
DETROIT, Mich. – The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (ACLU) celebrates the historic passage of legislation that amends the state’s Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act (ELCRA) to explicitly name sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression as being protected from discrimination