KNOW YOUR RIGHTS
While our constitutional rights are under threat, we must continue to exercise them with vigilance. We the People have the final say. We must uphold our laws even when the government won’t.
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Know Your Rights Townhall
On March 11, 2026, the ACLU of Michigan and the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center held a statewide Know Your Rights Townhall to discuss what you need to know when protesting or encountering immigration enforcement.
Disability Pride Month Spotlight: No Real Struggle for Justice Without Disabled People
I'm Na’JaReé. I'm Black, queer, disabled, and I love my city. I organize with Detroit Disability Power because I hold firm that Detroit has something all of us are looking for. And that something lives among the over 125,000 disabled residents that call Detroit home.
Press Releases
Aug 5, 2026
Defensores del derecho al voto agradecen a los funcionarios electorales por llevar a cabo unas elecciones primarias exitosas
Una coalición de organizaciones dedicadas a garantizar que las elecciones de Michigan sean justas y precisas felicita a los funcionarios electorales locales de todo el estado por haber llevado a cabo unas elecciones primarias exitosas.
Aug 5, 2026
Voting Rights Advocates Thank Clerks for Conducting a Successful Primary Election
A coalition of organizations dedicated to ensuring Michigan’s elections remain fair and accurate applauds local clerks across the state for conducting a successful Primary Election.
Jul 31, 2026
Historic Win: Michigan Supreme Court Stops People Convicted as Kids from Dying in Prison
The ACLU of Michigan, the ACLU, Juvenile Law Center, and civil rights attorney Deborah LaBelle applaud the Michigan Supreme Court’s decision that subjecting young people to excessively long prison sentences violates the Michigan Constitution’s prohibition on cruel or unusual punishment.
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