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Nov 5, 2015

ACLU Lawyers Argue That Michigan Secretary of State ID Policy Is Illegal

DETROIT—Lawyers from the ACLU and the ACLU of Michigan argued Wednesday against a Michigan Secretary of State policy that prevents many transgender men and women from correcting the gender on their driver’s...

Nov 3, 2015

Lansing Watchdog: Bipartisanship Drives Criminal-Justice Reform

ACLU at the Michigan Capitol – November 2, 2015

Bipartisanship is flourishing lately. Not so much among our elected officials – unsurprising given that legislative transformation...

ACLU at the Michigan Capitol – November 2, 2015

Bipartisanship is flourishing lately. Not so much among our elected officials – unsurprising given that legislative transformation...

Nov 3, 2015

Love v. Johnson Marks ACLU of Michigan's Fight Against Discriminatory State ID Policy

Today at 2 p.m., this Wednesday Nov. 4, 2015, I'll be sitting in federal Judge Nancy Edmond's court—room 858, located at 231 W. Lafayette Blvd. in downtown Detroit—watching the ACLU of Michigan, in...

Nov 2, 2015

Why Eastpointe, Michigan, Looks So Much Like Ferguson, Missouri

The ACLU of Michigan has been working to abolish modern-day debtors’ prisons for the past seven years. As part of this work, I have...

Oct 31, 2015

Spring Valley Arrest Case for Reform in Michigan Public Schools

As another example of excessive police force against a student hits the headlines, it makes me wonder when the outrage over such treatment of children will compel our policy makers to say “enough.”

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Oct 30, 2015

NEWS ADVISORY: ACLU of Michigan to Press Macomb Circuit Court to End Illegal Pay-or-Stay Sentencing in Eastpointe

FOR IMMEDIATE USE

October 30, 2015

CONTACT: Darrell Dawsey, ACLU of Michigan, 313-578-6831; ddawsey@aclumich...

FOR IMMEDIATE USE

October 30, 2015

CONTACT: Darrell Dawsey, ACLU of Michigan, 313-578-6831; ddawsey@aclumich...