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.
A survivor of domestic violence who was leaving her husband decided to seek an abortion. Her ex sued for divorce, and as part of the case sought a court order forcing her to complete the pregnancy.
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In 2012, the Obama Administration announced that young immigrants who were brought by their parents to the United States as children and who attended American schools are now eligible to remain in the...
In December 2012 LaRue Ford, a social worker with no criminal record, attempted to take care of an unpaid traffic ticket from Berrien County so she could obtain an Indiana driver’s license. After getting...
DETROIT – Three young immigrants and One Michigan, a youth-led organization that advocates on behalf of immigrants, filed a lawsuit today challenging the state’s policy of denying driver’s licenses to...