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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Sep 5, 2017

Transgender Athlete on the Girls' Track Team

Status: Victory!

Justice Prins is a middle school student in the Western School District in Parma.

In 2016 her parents requested that she be able to run on the girls’ cross country track team. The school district...

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Jul 24, 2017

Mistreatment of Women at the Muskegon County Jail

Status: Won

At the Muskegon County Jail, male guards have routinely viewed naked or partially naked female inmates while they are showering, dressing, or using the toilet; the women have been denied feminine hygiene...

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Jul 19, 2017

Wall Street's Predatory Mortgages in Detroit

In 2012 the ...

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Jun 28, 2017

Political Speech and Youth Curfews on the Detroit RiverWalk

The public walkway and parkland along the Detroit River in Detroit is managed by a private non-profit called the Detroit RiverFront Conservancy. However, until recently, the Conservancy was treating the land...

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Jun 26, 2017

Hormone Therapy for Transgender Prisoner

Josie Mills is a prisoner in the custody of the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC). Although classified by MDOC as male, she has identified as female since she was a child. Prior to her...

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May 17, 2017

Challenging “Postcard-Only” Mail Policies

Status: Closed

In a disturbing new trend that has been sweeping the country, some jails are prohibiting inmates from sending or receiving any mail unless it is written on one side of a small postcard.

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