LANSING, Mich. – Today, juvenile justice advocates shared an open letter with the Michigan Senate, calling on it to pass legislation that mandates legal representation for children entangled in the criminal legal system. Specifically, advocates urge the Senate to pass House Bill 4630, which would re
LANSING, MI – Today, surrounded by supporters of abortion rights, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed the Reproductive Health Act (RHA) into law, ensuring that abortion access is expanded for Michiganders across the state.
American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan Executive Director Loren Khogali issued the following statement in response to the lawsuit Right to Life and others filed this week asking a federal court to overturn the voter-approved constitutional amendment that enshrines the right to reproductive freed
DETROIT – The ACLU of Michigan (ACLU) applauds the Michigan Legislature for passing a 19-bill package that will bring sweeping reform to the state’s juvenile justice system, but is disappointed that a critical piece did not pass that would have greatly improved the ability of juveniles to obtain qua
LANSING, MI – Advocates for abortion access in Michigan released the following statement following the Legislature’s final vote today in the passage of the Reproductive Health Act: “The Michigan Legislature’s passage of the Reproductive Health Act comes one year after voters made it resoundingly cle
LANSING, MI – Advocates for abortion access in Michigan released the following statement in response to the Michigan House of Representatives passage of the Reproductive Health Act without key components of the bill: