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 response to concerns expressed by students and parents, the ACLU of Michigan directed a Freedom of Information Act request to the Plymouth-Canton school district for documents related to any incidents of...
In a brutal execution-style killing captured on video in July 2012, eight Saginaw police officers took the life of Milton Hall, a 49-year-old, African American, mentally ill homeless man. Mr. Hall found...
When Frederick Cunningham was convicted of a drug offense, he was also charged $1000 in unspecified court costs. Allegan County used the money it collected from people like Cunningham for general operating...
DETROIT – The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan today called on the Dearborn Heights Board of Education to exercise discretion allowed under the state’s zero tolerance law and...