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Jul 3, 2018

ACLU, NAACP Legal Defense Fund Settle Tax Foreclosure Case, Enabling Low-Income Detroiters in Foreclosure to Keep Their Homes for $1,000

Eligible Detroit homeowners must apply immediately to be approved by July 13 deadline to stay in their homes for a cost of $1,000, according to a legal settlement the Detroit City Council approved.

May 22, 2018

We Can't Afford Voter Suppression in Michigan

The right to vote is at risk for many in Michigan – and your state representative is to blame. Right now, they are poised to quickly pass dangerous legislation intended to restrict and suppress access to...

Apr 26, 2018

Court Rules State Funds Cannot Be Used for Private Schools

State Court of Claims Judge Cynthia Diane Stephens ruled it unconstitutional for the State of Michigan to use public tax dollars to fund private schools, following legal action brought by the ACLU of...

Apr 16, 2018

ACLU Urges Utica School to Rescind Ban on Political Signs at Student Protests and to Apologize to Suspended Gun Reform Advocates

Today the ACLU of Michigan sent a letter to Utica Academy for International Studies urging school officials to rescind a rule barring students from holding “political” signs during demonstrations against...

Students holding sign reading "Thoughts and prayers don't save lives, gun reform will"

Apr 9, 2018

Flint Water Crisis: Settlement to Launch Groundbreaking Program to Assess Impacts on Flint Children

DETROIT - Attorneys for Flint schoolchildren have reached a historic agreement with the Michigan Department of Education (MDE), Genesee Intermediate School District (GISD) and Flint Community Schools (FCS)...

Apr 9, 2018

Federal Court Rules in Favor of Children Who Had Been Serving Life in Prison

DETROIT, Mich. – U.S. District Judge Mark Goldsmith ruled today that it is unconstitutional to strip children, who had been serving life sentences, of credits for good behavior. State lawmakers had passed...