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.
From 2019-2024, the ACLU of Michigan litigated a state court lawsuit challenging the Calhoun County Jail’s refusal to disclose records related to immigrants in detained there under the Michigan...
In the wake of the housing crash of 2008, Black communities have been targeted by predatory “land contract” schemes that advertise the dream of home ownership but are structured to fail. One...
In 2016 the Michigan State Police (MSP) disclosed that troopers are evaluated in part on how many traffic stops they make. The ACLU of Michigan wrote to MSP’s director urging that...
In December 2021 a Michigan Court of Appeals judge published an opinion in which he insulted transgender people and declared his refusal to “conform to the wokeness of the day” by respecting the...