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September 2, 2008
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March 19, 2008
DETROIT – The civil rights coalition challenging Proposal 2, the 2006 ballot initiative banning affirmative action in Michigan, expressed deep disappointed with a federal judge’s decision to dismiss their lawsuit. The coalition had asked the court to strike down the ban because it discriminates against students of color by removing race from consideration in admissions, while allowing the consideration of virtually all other non-academic factors.
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February 6, 2008
DETROIT – A coalition of civil rights organizations argued before a federal judge today that Proposal 2, the 2006 ballot initiative banning affirmative action in Michigan, unconstitutionally discriminates against students of color by removing race from consideration in admissions, while allowing the consideration of virtually all other non-academic factors.
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November 16, 2007
Lansing -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan announced today its opposition to a planned Michigan House Democrats legislative package that forces business owners to document the legal status of their workers and would make it a felony to hire undocumented workers.
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May 14, 2007
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DETROIT - The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan applauded the passage of the Second Parent Adoption Bill through the House Judiciary Committee today and encourages the State House of Representatives to do the same.
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Washington – The American Civil Liberties Union announced today that a new print advertisement will run in targeted congressional districts, calling on the 110th Congress to restore the constitutional freedoms lost in recent years. The ad outlines a wish list of four New Year’s resolutions for the new Congress, including “end torture in secret prisons,” “restore habeas corpus and due process,” “stop warrantless eavesdropping on innocent Americans,” and “bring the Patriot Act in line with the Constitution.
Bush Wiretapping Program Violates Federal Laws and the Constitution, Says ACLU
Group Urges Appeals Court to Affirm Landmark Decision Striking Down Warrantless NSA Spying
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November 14, 2006
DETROIT - The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Michigan today urged a federal appeals court to uphold a lower court ruling declaring the government's warrantless National Security Agency wiretapping program illegal, calling the government's assertion of unchecked spying powers "radical" and a threat to American democracy.
> Full StoryCiting Improvements to Law, ACLU Withdraws Section 215 Case and Vows to Fight Individual Orders
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October 27, 2006
DETROIT -- Citing improvements to the law, the American Civil Liberties Union today withdrew a three-year-old lawsuit over Section 215 of the Patriot Act, but said it is prepared to defend individuals who receive demands for information under the provision.
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October 3, 2006
The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan and the National Lawyers Guild announced today that they have reached a settlement with the City of Ferndale to dismiss charges against local peace protesters picketing on the corner of Woodward and Nine Mile Rd.
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September 25, 2006
In an effort to defend affirmative action and combat Proposal 2, the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan is holding Speak the Truth, a poetry party on September 30 in Detroit.
> Full StoryACLU Hopes Sharp Criticism will Change Michigan Laws
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July 28, 2006
Detroit -- A report released by the United Nations Human Rights Committee today expressed “concern” over state laws that allow juvenile offenders to be incarcerated for life and has asked the U.S. to ensure that no juvenile is sentenced to life without parole.
> Full StoryAT&T and Verizon perpetrated consumer fraud by giving government costumer information
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- July 26, 2006
Detroit – Responding to reports that phone companies are turning over private details about Americans’ telephone calls to the National Security Agency, the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan filed a complaint today with the Michigan Public Service Commission against telecommunications giants AT&T and Verizon.
> Full StoryACLU of Michigan Director appears with delegation to monitor UN Hearing
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- July 18, 2006
GENEVA – The American Civil Liberties Union and over forty other non-governmental organizations appeared today to monitor testimony delivered by the United States government to the United Nations Human Rights Committee (HRC) about its compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), a major international human rights treaty ratified by the United State in 1992.
IMMEDIATE RELEASE - June 15, 2006
DETROIT - In an effort to inform community members of the anti-affirmative action ballot, the ACLU of Michigan and One United Michigan will host a workshop entitled “Mobilizing our Base Against the Proposed Affirmative Action Amendment: United Against Ward Connerly,” on Tuesday, June 20, 2006.
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DETROIT – In response to an ACLU lawsuit, Mount Pleasant and Isabella County have agreed to stop forcing pedestrians under age 21 to take breathalyzer tests without first obtaining a search warrant. Both municipalities have also each agreed to pay $5000 to two young
Argument Seeing to Preserve Health Care Benefits for Same Sex Families
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - April 10, 2006
Detroit. On Tuesday, April 11, 2006 at 9:30 a.m. a panel of three judges from the Michigan Court of Appeals will hear oral argument in Na’l. Pride at Work v Granholm.
When: April 11, 9:30am.
Where: Michigan Hall of Justice, 925 W. Ottawa, Lansing.
In April 2005, the ACLU of Michigan filed a lawsuit on behalf of 21 families in Ingham County Circuit Court seeking a declaratory ruling that Proposal 2, which amended the Michigan Constitution in November 2004 to prohibit gay marriage, allows public employers to offer health care insurance, otherwise called domestic partnership benefits, to lesbian and gay families.
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The ACLU also criticized Congress for brokering a reported deal that allows the White House to bypass judicial oversight of the controversial program.
"The President does not have a blank check that allows him to ignore basic constitutional rights of Americans," said ACLU of Michigan Executive Director
ACLU Appeals Court Order to Michigan Supreme Court
December 21, 2005 - Press Release
DETROIT - The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan is appealing to the Michigan Supreme Court on behalf of a divorced man whose overnight visitation with his children has been restricted by the Michigan Court of Appeals. The court order, based on an antiquated law which criminalizes "lewd and lascivious cohabitation," prohibits his girlfriend from sleeping at their shared home on the nights when the children are in the home.
> Full Story20-Year-Old Soldier Denied Room
October 20, 2004 - Press Release
DETROIT –The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan filed an age discrimination lawsuit today against the Holiday Inn on behalf of a 20-year-old member of the Army Reserves who was denied a room because he was too young.
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DETROIT – In a case of national importance, the Supreme Court will hear arguments from the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan today that a state law is unconstitutional because it prevents poor people from getting legal representation in the appeal of most guilty plea cases.
March 22, 2004 - Read the Birmingham Eccentric Op-ed by Jack Lessenberry
Kary Moss looks tired, which is not surprising, given that she has spent another 70-80 hour week fighting for mostly unpopular causes. On top of that, she commutes from Ann Arbor to Detroit, and is the mother of a teenager.
PRESS RELEASE
March 17, 2004
On Thursday, March 18, the House Joint Appropriations Committee will discuss the MATRIX (Multi State Anti Terrorism Information Exchange) system, a program that ties together government and commercial databases in order to allow state and local police to conduct detailed searches on particular individuals. Expected to provide information is John Ort, Director of the Emergency Management Division of the Department of State Police.
November 18, 2002 - Press Release
The national ACLU gives out ten awards of $4000 each to students around the country who have been active leaders or participants in a civil rights or civil liberties struggle. Nominations should be sent, by December 8, to:
Kary L. Moss, Esq.
Executive Director
ACLU of Michigan
60 West Hancock
Detroit, MI 48226
Criteria
Candidates must be graduating seniors who intend to go to college during the next academic year. They must have demonstrated a strong commitment to civil liberties through some form of student activism. Click here to look at our feature on the most recent winners to get an idea of the range of their activities and contributions to civil liberties.
May 28, 2002 - Press Release
The ACLU of Michigan and the Michigan Poverty Law Program (MPLP) are seeking the release of a father who has been unjustly jailed for not complying with a grandparent visitation order. The order was based on a Michigan law that has since been struck down as unconstitutional.
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