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Jan 7, 2016

Appeals Court Rules for ACLU of Michigan in FOIA Case Against Detroit Public Schools

In a key victory for government transparency, a state appeals court this week ruled that Detroit Public Schools must disclose the number of student discipline cases that have been referred to the Detroit...

Jan 7, 2016

Ending Police Violence Against African-Americans Means Embracing Black Humanity

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. detested violence. Nevertheless, during the month when we commemorate his birth, we must face the fact that black males between the ages of 15 and 34 were the victims of more...

Jan 5, 2016

An ACLU Lawyer’s Appeal for a Renewed Commitment to Social Justice

Throughout 2015, black students across the country were forced to face down racial hostility and violence on college campuses that seemed drawn straight from the Jim Crow era. In addition, a leading...

Jan 4, 2016

ACLU of Michigan Urges 'Transparency and Professionalism' in Investigation of Fatal Shooting by Police Officer

DETROIT--As Detroit civil-rights activists prepare to protest the recent fatal shooting of an unarmed Detroit man by a Dearborn police officer, the ACLU of Michigan today called for "transparency and...

Jan 4, 2016

ACLU Deputy Director Rana Elmir: Response Proves Muslims Are Threatened, Not Threats

It’s been exactly one week since I wrote a column for the...

Dec 21, 2015

Researcher: State Tried to Cover Up Child Lead Poisoning in Flint Following Switch to River Water

The State of Michigan attempted to cover up the fact that its own data revealed a significant spike in lead found in Flint children after the state forced the city to draw water from the Flint River, a...