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ACLU of Michigan Sues State to Overturn Unconstitutional Ban on Commercial Speech

DETROIT — In a pushback against excessive government restrictions on free speech, the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan has filed a lawsuit against the state regulatory and licensing agency on behalf of two limited-license psychologists who are prohibited by state law from promoting thei

February 5, 2015

The Threat of Privatized-Public Spaces on Free Speech

In a functioning democracy, our rights to free speech and assembly are indispensable.

Yet increasingly, these rights are being challenged and violated as a result of a new trend taking hold in many American cities—the growing presence of private public partnerships.

January 29, 2015

ACLU Sues Campus Martius Management, Security for Unconstitutional Ban on Free Speech in Public Park

DETROIT — The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan today filed a federal lawsuit against the private conservancy that manages city-owned Campus Martius Park and its security team, accusing them illegally banning activists from the public space.

January 28, 2015

Saugatuck Street Musicians Have a Right to Free Speech, ACLU of Michigan Argues in Federal Lawsuit

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.

December 17, 2014

ACLU Asks Appeals Court to Reinstate Lawsuit on Behalf of Rap Duo Insane Clown Posse and its Fans

DETROIT — The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan today urged a federal appeals court to reinstate its lawsuit against the U.S. Justice Department and the FBI on behalf of rap duo Insane Clown Posse and the group’s fans, also known as Juggalos.

November 21, 2014

ACLU, Unions: E-mails, Testimony Prove Legislature Intended to Push Public Out of Right-to-Work Debate

DETROIT — The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan and a coalition of labor unions filed a motion late yesterday asking a court to rule that state officials blatantly violated the Open Meetings Act when they locked the public out of the Capitol in 2012 as lawmakers deliberated over the cont

October 30, 2014