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.
Originally created in the early 1800s, Campus Martius is a public park in downtown Detroit that advertises itself as “Detroit’s Gathering Place.” However, the city outsourced management of this space to a...
Students at Michigan State University contacted the ACLU of Michigan when they discovered that university rules interfered with their ability to register students to vote in their dorms.
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Dr. Glennard Smith is a 50-year-old African American obstetrician-gynecologist who practically grew up on the campus of Michigan State University because his mother is a long-time professor there. In June...
In 2012, Grand Rapids became one of several cities in Michigan where the voters have chosen to decriminalize the possession and use of marijuana. The drug remains illegal under state law, but...