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Sep 8, 2016

Fancher: Colin Kaepernick Anthem Protest Recalls Recent Boycott by Young ACLU Client

Months before professional football player Colin Kaepernick registered his protest against police violence by refusing to stand for the national anthem, an African American Lincoln Park Middle School...

Sep 6, 2016

Glass Half Full? Finding Hope in the Face of Michigan's Assault on LGBT Equality

I’m a “glass half full” kind of guy, but it hasn’t been easy these past two months to feel optimistic about prospects for LGBT equality in Michigan.

That’s because we’ve seen a sadly high number of...

I’m a “glass half full” kind of guy, but it hasn’t been easy these past two months to feel optimistic about prospects for LGBT equality in Michigan.

That’s because we’ve seen a sadly high number of...

Aug 26, 2016

What You Need to Know About the Sex Offender Registry Act (SORA)

In 2006 and 2011, the state legislature expanded the Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA), originally passed in 1994, creating harsher measures for registrants. The amendments retroactively made most...

Aug 25, 2016

Barry v. Lyon: Online Help Center For Disqualification Of Public Benefits

NOTICE ABOUT FOOD LOST DUE TO POWER OUTAGES: If you lost food purchased with back benefits you received from this lawsuit, you must file a claim with DHHS WITHIN 10 DAYS OF WHEN YOU LOST...

Aug 18, 2016

Democracy Watch: Flint Water Crisis Persists Despite Drop in Lead Levels

The good news is that lead levels in Flint’s water continue to drop.

Unfortunately, the bad news keeps piling up.

Foremost, there is the fact that, 30 months after the disastrous switch to the...

The good news is that lead levels in Flint’s water continue to drop.

Unfortunately, the bad news keeps piling up.

Foremost, there is the fact that, 30 months after the disastrous switch to the...

Aug 13, 2016

Kaplan: Michigan Supreme Court Fails LGBT Families...Again

The verdict is in, it seems: LGBT co-parents can have their kids unilaterally taken away from them by their former partner (the legal parent) - and the highest court in Michigan has essentially said it...