Cases

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 2024 Legal Docket details our legal cases and actions taken in 2023-2024.

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Oct 17, 2018

Grand Rapids Police Arresting Innocent People for Trespassing

Status: Victory!

For years, the Grand Rapids Police...

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Sep 14, 2018

The Right to Bail

Status: Defending liberty

Except in extraordinary circumstances, persons accused of a crime have a right to be released while awaiting trial.

Jeffrey Stoltz was charged with financial crimes in May 2017 in Kent County. The...

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Sep 6, 2018

Promote the Vote

Status: Victory!

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...

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Aug 21, 2018

Religious Prisoners Deprived of Halal and Kosher Food

Status: Won

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.

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Jul 31, 2018

Ballot Access for Redistricting Proposal

Status: Victory!

In an effort to end the extreme partisan gerrymandering that threatens to undermine the legitimacy of our system of representative government, the ballot committee Voters Not Politicians submitted more than...

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Jul 20, 2018

Police Failure to De-escalate

Status: Defending liberty

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.

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