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Nov 11, 2014

A Season of Civil Liberties in Detroit

Civil liberties fans and supporters are spread out all over Michigan. Many parts even have a volunteer-led branch that acts as a watchdog for civil liberties issues affecting local communities and spread...

Nov 6, 2014

#TBT: Evicted for Medical Marijuana, 2010

With a history of civil liberties stretching back almost a century, the ACLU has got plenty of amazing cases for #TBT. Every Thursday, we'll be sharing updates on cases pulled from our archives of work in...

Nov 4, 2014

The Justice Department Must Get Justice for Milton Hall and All Victims of Police Violence

The video of the firing squad killing of Milton Hall has now gone viral. The video is unusually graphic, but there is nothing qualitatively new...

Oct 30, 2014

#TBT: The Capitol Lockout, 2012

Today, we joined with a coalition of labor unions to ask a court to rule that state officials blatantly violated the Open Meetings...

Oct 28, 2014

Guest Blog: Police Killed My Son

My son Milton was born on April 25, 1963, in Saginaw, Michigan.

Like his mother, he was a community worker. He was always there speaking out for those whom he considered the weak, for those who...