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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

ACLU of Michigan Issues Statement on Recent Anti-Trans Legislation

Statement from Amy Hunter, ACLU of Michigan Transgender Advocacy Project Coordinator, on Anti-Transgender Legislation Introduced by State Rep. Jim Runestad:

June 3, 2016

Executive Director Kary Moss: Use Mackinac Policy Conference to Find What Went Wrong in Flint

Kary Moss, Executive Director of the ACLU of Michigan, issued the following statement today about the kick-off of the Mackinac Policy Conference this week:

June 1, 2016

ACLU Hails New State Supreme Court Rules Aimed at Ending Debtors’ Prisons

LANSING—In a severe blow to the illegal “pay-or-stay” sentencing practices being challenged by the ACLU of Michigan and other groups, the state Supreme Court today announced a series of amendments to court rules designed to ensure that individuals are no longer jailed simply because they’re too p

May 26, 2016

ACLU of Michigan Issues Statement on Proposed Anti-Trans Legislation

Statement from Amy Hunter, Transgender Advocacy Coordinator, ACLU of Michigan, on Senator Tom Casperson’s Anti-Transgender Legislation

May 25, 2016