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.
Medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) is a medically necessary, lifesaving treatment. Unfortunately, jails frequently refuse to provide it to people who are incarcerated. Following a successful lawsuit...
As part of the ACLU of Michigan’s ongoing bail reform efforts throughout the state, we learned that Kent County Chief Judge Mark Trusock was abusing the cash bail system to coerce criminal...
In 2019 the Michigan Department of Civil Rights (MDCR) began investigating two companies that refused to provide their services to LGBTQ people. The companies sued MDCR in state court,...
In the wake of the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, demonstrators took to the streets of Detroit in the summer of 2020 to protest police violence and systemic...