Press Releases

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ACLU of Michigan Applauds Court Order Permitting Street Musicians to Play on Saugatuck Public Sidewalks

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.

March 27, 2015

ACLU of Michigan Urges Public School District to Remove Religion from Job Posting

GRAND RAPIDS — Warning against the unconstitutional use of religious beliefs as employment criteria in public education, the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan in a letter today urged administrators in the McBain school district to remove from a job posting a requirement that superintende

March 3, 2015

Federal Court Approves Settlement Requiring Warren to Give Atheists Equal Access to City Hall

DETROIT—In a victory for religious freedom, a federal judge today approved a settlement requiring the City of Warren to allow an atheist to set up a “reason station” inside city hall after the ACLU, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, and the Freedom From Religion Foundation sued

February 23, 2015

Experts Join Call For State Supreme Court to Hear “Right-to-Read” Appeal

DETROIT — As part of an ongoing push to guarantee a quality education for all Michigan schoolchildren, 35 respected education experts today joined with the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan to urge the state Supreme Court to review a lower-court decision that said the state has no legal

February 13, 2015

ACLU of Michigan Sues State to Overturn Unconstitutional Ban on Commercial Speech

DETROIT — In a pushback against excessive government restrictions on free speech, the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan has filed a lawsuit against the state regulatory and licensing agency on behalf of two limited-license psychologists who are prohibited by state law from promoting thei

February 5, 2015

ACLU of Michigan Lauds State Decision not to Appeal Ruling Recognizing 300 Marriages of Same-Sex Couples

DETROIT – In a case that highlights the ongoing push for marriage equality in Michigan, Gov.

February 4, 2015