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.
When the state seeks to have someone involuntarily committed for inpatient mental-health treatment, that individual is entitled to a hearing, and the state will appoint an attorney...
Amanda Carravallah is a TikTok influencer who is outraged by the Supreme Court’s decision overruling Roe v. Wade. To document her dissent, she created yard signs with...
Anyone who is in state custody pursuant to a state-court conviction has the right to file a petition for habeas corpus in federal court to review the constitutionality of their conviction...
Before potential jurors can be selected for a trial, a question-and-answer process known as “voir dire” is used to test whether they can be impartial, unbiased, and don’t have any conflicts of interest.