The ACLU of Michigan files lawsuits that impact people’s rights by setting a legal precedent, or affecting the policies and actions of public officials. Our current Fall 2020 Legal Docket details our legal cases and actions taken in 2019-2020.
In normal times, Michigan requires that candidates for some public offices collect a specified number of petition signatures from voters in their district in order to for their names to appear on the ballot.
The ACLU sued ICE in June 2017 on behalf of Iraqi residents and their families in the U.S., after ICE agents arrested more than 100 Iraqi nationals without warning — including many who came to the U.S. as children and who’ve lived in the U.S. for decades — in raids throughout Metro Detroit.
The ACLU of Michigan is defending the Amish community of Lenawee County against lawsuits filed by local officials seeking to demolish every Amish-owned home in the county simply because the Amish lead a natural and pre-modern way of life according to their religious beliefs and
The ACLU of Michigan files lawsuits that impact people’s rights by setting a legal precedent, or affecting the policies and actions of public officials.
Anuja Rajendra came in third place last summer in the Democratic primary for a state senate seat.
For citizens who want to advocate for political change at the local level, the First Amendment right to neighborhood canvassing is crucial.