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Oct 14, 2016

Trans Youth Underscores Importance of Courage in the Face of Bigoted Backlash

The Nancy Katz & Margo Dichtelmiller LGBTQ+ Project

A remarkable event quietly took place recently in Saugatuck. A panel of courageous women and men took the stage at the local arts center to share with area residents their experience as transgender people...

A remarkable event quietly took place recently in Saugatuck. A panel of courageous women and men took the stage at the local arts center to share with area residents their experience as transgender people...

Oct 6, 2016

Why Millennial Voters Could Shape The Election Like No Generation Before Them

Student Rights

By Hannah Pollard-Garber, Guest Blogger

This November, the Millennial generation has the potential to shape the outcome of the election unlike any generation before it.  Millennials...

By Hannah Pollard-Garber, Guest Blogger

This November, the Millennial generation has the potential to shape the outcome of the election unlike any generation before it.  Millennials...

Oct 5, 2016

New Report Criticizes EPA for Failures on Environmental Justice

Racial Justice

Here’s a news flash that only confirms what people in communities such as Flint already knew to be true:

When it comes to protecting the victims of environmental injustice, the U.S...

Here’s a news flash that only confirms what people in communities such as Flint already knew to be true:

When it comes to protecting the victims of environmental injustice, the U.S...

Sep 19, 2016

Lansing Watchdog: Zeroing In on the Failures of Zero Tolerance Discipline Policies in Schools

Student Rights

ACLU at the Michigan Capitol – Week of September 19, 2016

The Michigan Legislature has only 15 scheduled session days for the 2015-16 legislative session, and they have a lot they...

ACLU at the Michigan Capitol – Week of September 19, 2016

The Michigan Legislature has only 15 scheduled session days for the 2015-16 legislative session, and they have a lot they...

Sep 15, 2016

Fixes to Flint Still Too Slow a Year After Tests Disproved State Claims About Water Safety

Voting Rights

One year ago, on Sept. 15, 2015, a press conference was held on the lawn in front of Flint City Hall. Gathered before a small throng of reporters were members of Flint’s Coalition for Clean Water,...

One year ago, on Sept. 15, 2015, a press conference was held on the lawn in front of Flint City Hall. Gathered before a small throng of reporters were members of Flint’s Coalition for Clean Water,...

Sep 8, 2016

Fancher: Colin Kaepernick Anthem Protest Recalls Recent Boycott by Young ACLU Client

Free Speech

Months before professional football player Colin Kaepernick registered his protest against police violence by refusing to stand for the national anthem, an African American Lincoln Park Middle School...

Months before professional football player Colin Kaepernick registered his protest against police violence by refusing to stand for the national anthem, an African American Lincoln Park Middle School...