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.
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Dec 19, 2023
Taxpayer Money Appropriated for Private Schools
Religious Liberty
Status: Victory!
For over 50 years, Michigan’s Constitution has strictly prohibited public aid to and taxpayer funding of private and religious schools. However, in 2016 the...
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Dec 19, 2023
العراقيون يواجهون التعذيب أو الموت إذا تم ترحيلهم: حمامة ضد أدوتشي
Immigrants' Rights
Status: Filed
وكالة إنفاذ الهجرة والجمارك تالحق أنا سا يواجهون التعذيب
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Dec 19, 2023
Water Shutoffs in Saginaw
Racial Justice
When a statewide moratorium on water shutoffs that was imposed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic expired, Saginaw city officials decided to resume water shutoffs for families that had...
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Dec 19, 2023
Performance Cancelled Because Actors Have Down Syndrome
Disability Rights
Status: Filed
DisArt is a disability arts and culture organization that scheduled a series of public performances in Grand Rapids during the Art Prize festival. One of the events was a drag show...
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Dec 19, 2023
Police Photograph and Fingerprint Without Probable Cause
Racial Justice
Status: Pending
Keyon Harrison, an African American 16-year-old, was walking home from school when he saw another youth with a model truck and paused to look at it. Grand Rapids police stopped Keyon, took his picture, and...
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Dec 19, 2023
Discrimination by Foster Care and Adoption Agencies
The Nancy Katz & Margo Dichtelmiller LGBTQ+ Project
Status: Filed
In 2017 the ACLU filed a federal lawsuit challenging Michigan’s practice of permitting state-funded child placement agencies to reject qualified same-sex couples based on the...