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LANSING, Mich. –The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled yesterday that a class action lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union seeking to fix Michigan’s system for providing lawyers to poor people in criminal cases may proceed.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan filed a friend-of-the-court brief today in support of a Gaines Charter Township man who was cited for placing large signs on his property that are critical of socialism and President Barack Obama.
DETROIT – The U.S. Supreme Court announced today that it will hear arguments in a case seeking to strike down Michigan’s Proposal 2 as unconstitutional because it bars students from lobbying universities to consider race as but one of nearly 100 factors in admissions.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan and affiliates in 22 other states simultaneously filed 255 public records requests today to determine the extent to which local police departments are using federally subsidized military technology and tactics that are traditionally used overseas.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan today urged law enforcement agencies in Michigan to adopt uniform policies that regulate the use of tasers to comply with federal laws and safety standards.
DETROIT – A coalition of civil rights organizations welcomed the Michigan Secretary of State’s decision today to drop an unlawful policy that prevented young immigrants brought to the country as children – commonly known as DREAMers – from receiving driver’s licenses and identification cards in t