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Aug 21, 2018
Religious Prisoners Deprived of Halal and Kosher Food
In 2013, the ACLU of Michigan won a class action lawsuit against the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) on behalf of Muslim prisoners whose meals did not comply with the halal requirements of Islam.
Jul 20, 2018
Police Failure to De-escalate
In September 2017 an Ann Arbor police officer unnecessarily grabbed and slapped handcuffs on Ciaeem Slaton, a 16-year-old African American student, at the Ann Arbor Transit Center.
Jul 17, 2018
Forfeiture Reform
Police abuse of forfeiture laws are legend. For years, police in Michigan were able to confiscate cars for suspected "vice" activity based on only a "preponderance of the evidence" that a crime was committed.
Jul 12, 2018
Family Separation
The ACLU filed a federal lawsuit to stop family separation, and in June 2018 a federal judge issued a nationwide injunction, ordering the government to reunite all children with their parents.
Jun 28, 2018
Legislative Prayer
The Jackson County Board of Commissioners opens its public meetings with an invocation delivered by one of its nine commissioners. The commissioners all deliver overtly Christian prayers, often in the name of Jesus Christ, and do not allow members of other faiths to lead the prayer.
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