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LOVE WINS: SCOTUS Makes Marriage Equality the Law of the Land

Forty-five years after the American Civil Liberties Union filed the first-ever freedom-to-marry lawsuit in 1970, the US Supreme Court on June 26, 2015, struck down discriminatory marriage bans in Michigan and three other states, its historic decision securing marriage equality for gay and lesbian

June 26, 2015

Vote Settles Detroit Curfew Debate for This Year but Concerns Linger

The Detroit City Council decided that youth in metro Detroit do have constitutional rights worth respecting after all—at least to some degree.

June 17, 2015

RFRA-Style Adoption Bill Signed by Governor, ACLU of Michigan Vows Legal Challenge

LANSING – Despite his promise to veto any standalone Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) legislation, Governor Rick Snyder signed into law a package of bills today allowing faith-based adoption agencies to refuse service to anyone they object to on religious grounds — even though these agenc

June 11, 2015

ACLU Lawsuit: Michigan ID Policy Exposes Transgender Men and Women to Risk of Harassment, Violence

DETROIT — The American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Michigan announced on Thursday that they have filed a federal lawsuit against the Michigan Secretary of State challenging a department policy that makes it impossible for many transgender individuals to correct the gender on their driver’s

May 21, 2015

ACLU of Michigan, Other Groups Make Joint Call for Moratorium on Mass Tax Foreclosures in Wayne County

DETROIT – Fearing “an unprecedented human rights catastrophe,” the ACLU of Michigan along with the Moratorium NOW!

May 12, 2015

ACLU of Michigan, Other Social-Justice Groups Demand Suspension of Controversial Detroit Task Force, Investigation into Killing of U.S. Citizen by Immigration Agent

Reflecting deepening concern over the controversial shooting death of 20-year-old Terrance Kellom by a federal Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent, the ACLU of Michigan joined on Thursday with the Detroit Coalition Against Police Brutality, the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center, the C

May 7, 2015