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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 2019 Legal Docket details our legal cases and actions taken in 2018 - 2019. You may also view our past legal dockets here.
For years, the Grand Rapids Police Department has solicited business owners to sign “Letters of Intent to Prosecute Trespassers.”
Except in extraordinary circumstances, persons accused of a crime have a right to be released while awaiting trial.
In September 2017, the ACLU filed a federal lawsuit challenging Michigan’s practice of permitting state-contracted child placement agencies to reject qualified same-sex couples based on the agenci
The ACLU of Michigan is the leading proponent of Promote the Vote, a proposed constitutional amendment to strengthen voting rights and modernize our election system in Michigan with no-reason absentee voting, same-day voter registration, and other important reforms.
In 2016 a Michigan prisoner named Dustin Szot died under suspicious circumstances.
