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.
Taking the bar exam is stressful for everyone. But it can be physically painful for women who are breastfeeding. Without the opportunity to express breast milk, many breastfeeding women taking the test will...
Jenna Sehl, a transgender woman, has health insurance coverage with Priority Health, which participates in the health insurance marketplace under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA...
A non-ACLU lawsuit was filed in federal court on behalf of two lesbian mothers who were denied the ability to jointly adopt their three special-needs children. The suit alleges that to deny gay parents the...
Each year since 2012, the Detroit City Council has passed “emergency” ordinances making it a crime for minors to leave their homes without their parents after 6 p.m. at the annual fireworks night in late...