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Michigan State Police Drop Out of MATRIX

DETROIT – The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan learned today that the Michigan State Police (MSP) will no longer participate in the Multi-State Anti-Terrorism Information Exchange (MATRIX) data collection program that had been at the center of an ACLU lawsuit against the MSP.

March 7, 2005

Lawsuit Challenges Michigan Law Banning Virtually All Abortions

Detroit, MI—The American Civil Liberties Union, the Center for Reproductive Rights, and Planned Parenthood Federation of America asked a federal court today to strike down a broad abortion ban that would outlaw virtually all abortions in the state and interfere with a doctor’s ability to provide

March 1, 2005

Court Rules that Michigan State Police Must Disclose Information about MATRIX

DETROIT – A judge ruled today that an American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan lawsuit against the Michigan State Police (MSP) will not be dismissed and can move forward with discovery.

February 4, 2005

ACLU Letter Prompts High School Coaches to Discontinue Unconstitutional Prayer

DETROIT – After learning that a public school wrestling coach was praying with his team at sporting events, the ACLU of Michigan sent a letter to the school’s administration urging that the unconstitutional practice of school-sponsored prayer be immediately discontinued.

January 19, 2005

Supreme Court Agrees to Hear ACLU Challenge to Michigan Appointed Counsel Law

Detroit — The ACLU of Michigan announced today that the Supreme Court has agreed to hear a second constitutional challenge to a Michigan law - Halbert v. Michigan. The law denies legal representation to thousands of low-income people who are appealing their sentences.

January 10, 2005

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