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DETROIT – The ACLU of Michigan today sent a letter to the Walgreens drugstore chain asking for an investigation, policy changes and an apology to Kristin Tweedale and her partner, Jeffrey Kramer, who was inappropriately questioned and harassed at a Lansing store last September when he attempted to f
DETROIT - As the Michigan House of Representatives has adjourned for the year, we are left reflecting on the stark gap between what could have been and what was delivered. We know the threats looming on the horizon for Michiganders under a weaponized Trump White House: attacks on bodily autonomy, ta
DETROIT - Today, state and national civil and voting rights experts rang the alarm bells with less than six weeks left until Donald Trump and the Project 2025 agenda takes control. The Legal Defense Fund (LDF), Campaign Legal Center (CLC), ACLU of Michigan, and the New Jersey Institute for Social J
At around 2:00 a.m. on Monday, December 9, University of Michigan Regent Jordan Acker’s home was vandalized when an object was thrown through the front window, breaking it, and a family car was spray-painted with a red upside-down triangle and graffiti that stated, “Divest” and “Free Palestine.” Th
LANSING, Mich. – A broad group of advocates shared an open letter with the Michigan Senate today, calling on it to act with urgency and pass legislation that mandates legal representation for children entangled in the criminal legal system. The letter focuses on House Bill 4630, which would require
DETROIT – The ACLU of Michigan applauds voters for sending a clear message this election: protecting and expanding civil liberties in our state is a priority.