Press Releases

If you are a member of the media and wish to speak to an ACLU of Michigan expert, please email our Communications Director Ann Mullen at amullen@aclumich.org. If you are a member of the media and wish to receive ACLU of Michigan press releases, please send your name, the outlet for which you work, your email address, and phone number to amullen@aclumich.org with the subject line, Press Release list.

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Thinking of Getting Married in Canada?

Joint Advisory From Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders, Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund, National Center for Lesbian Rights, ACLU Lesbian & Gay Rights Project, and Freedom to Marry - June 2003

June 1, 2003

New Abortion Ban Legislation Passes the House

New so-called partial birth abortion bill passes the House

May 9, 2003

Michigan Department of Corrections Agrees to Stop Identifying Prisoners as Gay

At the urging of the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan, the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) will no longer identify prisoners as homosexual on prison forms and records.

April 8, 2003

ACLU Files Lawsuit Against Utica Community Schools

DETROIT — Challenging Utica High School for censoring a school-sponsored newspaper article, the ACLU of Michigan has filed a lawsuit on behalf of the student journalist whose First Amendment rights have been violated.

April 7, 2003

ACLU Urges Supreme Court to Uphold Affirmative Action

DETROIT — In a landmark case being argued tomorrow before the Supreme Court, the American Civil Liberties Union will urge the Justices to uphold the admission policies of the University of Michigan, which seeks to promote a diverse student body by employing affirmative action programs.

March 31, 2003

Court of Appeals Backs Disability Rights

Detroit – The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled unanimously that Mackinac Island violated the Americans With Disabilities Act by refusing to grant a resident with multiple sclerosis his request to use an electric-assisted tricycle, the ACLU of Michigan announced today.

March 27, 2003