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Aug 12, 2016

Fancher: Five Steps the Police Can Take to Reduce Racial Bias Toward Blacks

Recent tragic police-related shootings have demonstrated yet again that sudden, violent deaths at the hands of police can capture headlines and public attention. But out of sight and forgotten are thousands...

Aug 2, 2016

Hunter: Our Dreams and Our Identities Are Not Mutually Exclusive

It isn’t really about bathrooms, is it?

Of course it isn’t.

It’s not really even about transgender people. It’s about people being different. Those of us who are fortunate enough to do civil...

It isn’t really about bathrooms, is it?

Of course it isn’t.

It’s not really even about transgender people. It’s about people being different. Those of us who are fortunate enough to do civil...

Jul 29, 2016

Five Questions for...ACLU Summer Law Intern Rohit Rajan

Rohit Rajan is a summer intern at the ACLU's West Michigan office. A rising second-year law student at Harvard Law School, Rohit says his journey into civil-rights activism started in high school while...

Jul 29, 2016

Democracy Watch: Appeals Court to Hear Lawsuits Over Detroit Water, State EM Law

Two important cases involving the ACLU of Michigan--one involving water shutoffs in Detroit and the other a challenge to Michigan’s emergency manager law--will be heard by the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of...

A hand holds a Detroit water department notice that says Your water is scheduled to shut off in approximately 7 days.

Jul 21, 2016

Democracy Watch: Law Professor Peter J. Hammer Likens Flint Water Crisis to 'Tuskegee Experiment'

Like a coroner conducting an autopsy, economist and Wayne State University Law School professor Peter J. Hammer recently performed a highly detailed dissection of the Flint water crisis, laying bare the...

Jul 21, 2016

Five Questions for … ACLU Law Intern Jessica Lewis

Meet Jessica Lewis, a rising 3L at Harvard Law School and current ACLU of Michigan summer law intern.

After deciding that corporate law "isn't for me," Jessica shifted her focus to practicing law ...

Meet Jessica Lewis, a rising 3L at Harvard Law School and current ACLU of Michigan summer law intern.

After deciding that corporate law "isn't for me," Jessica shifted her focus to practicing law ...