Candidate Charged With Crime for Political Speech
Police Shoot Dogs When Searching Home
Benton Harbor Struggles to Save Its High School
Grand Rapids Police Arresting Innocent People for Trespassing
Ballot Access for Redistricting Proposal
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.
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.
Judge Refuses to Grant Legal Name Change