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State Anti-Mask Law Violates Right to Speech

The ACLU of Michigan and National Lawyer's Guild today filed a motion to dismiss charges levied against 13 protesters for wearing Lone Ranger masks during a June demonstration protesting air quality in downtown Detroit held at the same time as meetings of the Organization of American States in Wi

October 18, 2000

Federal Judge Blocks Michigan’s Plan to Drug Test Welfare Recipients

A federal district judge today blocked the country's first-ever law requiring welfare recipients to undergo drug testing, saying that the policy, enacted by Michigan last year, sets a "dangerous precedent" under the Constitution.

September 5, 2000

ACLU Sues Grand Blanc Community Schools Over Drug Testing Policy

The ACLU of Michigan, representing Grand Blanc student Micah White, filed a lawsuit today in Genesee County Circuit Court challenging a policy at the school to require drug testing of student athletes.

March 28, 2000

ACLU Challenges Constitutionality of New Michigan Law Exempting Prisoners

Today the ACLU of Michigan filed a federal class action lawsuit challenging the treatment of women prisoners at the Livingston County jail. Significantly, the lawsuit challenges as unconstitutional a state law [HB

March 14, 2000

Six University Student Assemblies File Suit to Prevent Implementation of New Law

LANSING — Today, representatives from six university student assemblies announced the filing of a lawsuit to challenge Public Act 118 which requires that a person's driver's license address and voter r

February 24, 2000

Court Strikes Down Breathalyzer Tests for Pedestrians As Unconstitutional

In a ruling that will impact young adults throughout the state, a federal judge ruled that the police may no longer force pedestrians under age 21 to take a Breathalyzer test without obtaining a search warrant.

November 25, 0200