The ACLU of Michigan files lawsuits that impact people’s rights by setting a legal precedent, or affecting the policies and actions of public officials. Our current Fall 2024 Legal Docket details our legal cases and actions taken in 2023-2024.
In a brutal execution-style killing captured on video in July 2012, eight Saginaw police officers took the life of Milton Hall, a 49-year-old, African American, mentally ill homeless man. Mr. Hall found...
When Frederick Cunningham was convicted of a drug offense, he was also charged $1000 in unspecified court costs. Allegan County used the money it collected from people like Cunningham for general operating...
The Sixth Amendment guarantees that poor people who are accused of a crime and facing jail time have the right to court-appointed counsel. In February 2014 Derek Carlson was in jail facing charges of...
Despite the courts being clear that it is unconstitutional to prohibit panhandling on a public sidewalk, a number of municipalities continue to enforce local anti-begging ordinances. In Waterford Township,...