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.
In September 2015 the ACLU of Michigan wrote to the Plymouth Township Board of Trustees urging them to reconsider a proposed “malicious communications” speech code that would have made it a crime to make a...
Clifford Washington, an associate professor and human resources professional, was excited when he and his wife found the perfect home. But when they tried to buy it, Sun Homes, which owned the property,...
In 2009 the ACLU of Michigan successfully lobbied for an amendment to Michigan’s Elliot-Larsen Civil Rights Act that prevents employers from treating pregnant employees differently from other employees who...
Psychologists with master’s degrees in Michigan are “limited licensed psychologists,” which means they may provide therapy under the supervision of a fully licensed psychologist. Like nearly all providers...