Press Releases

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ACLU Urges Clerks to Inform Michigan Voters: Photo ID is Not Needed to Vote

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October 28, 2020

Detroit City Clerk and ACLU Announce that the Backlog of Absentee Ballots Will Be Sent to Voters

Voters urged to cast their ballots early for the November 3rd Election

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October 27, 2020

ACLU Supports Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson’s Guidance to Clerks and the Public Regarding People Openly Carrying Guns Near Polling Places on Election Day

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October 16, 2020

ACLU & Voting Access for All Coalition Send Letter to Michigan Sheriffs to Protect Voting Rights of People Incarcerated Pre-Trial

DETROIT - Today the ACLU of Michigan and Voting Access for All Coalition sent letters to sheriffs in Michigan reiterating the right to vote for people who are incarcerated statewide and awaiting trial.

October 16, 2020

State Settles Decade-Long Lawsuit Challenging Unconstitutional Punishment of Children with Life Behind Bars Without the Possibility of Parole

State law was declared unconstitutional resulting in over a hundred released back to their communities; settlement requires access to rehabilitative programming and sets timeline for resentencing and opportunity for release for all youth whose sentences were ruled to be unconstitutional

September 30, 2020

Henderson v. Vision Complaint Filed

LDF, ACLU of Michigan, National Consumer Law Center, and Michigan Poverty Law Program File Class Action Fair Housing Lawsuit Against Vision Property Management for Targeting Black Homebuyers in Home Purchase Scheme

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

September 29, 2020