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Apr 10, 2015

ACLU of Michigan, Grand Rapids Agree on Surveillance Policy That Protects Communities and Civil Liberties

Safe and Free

In March, the Grand Rapids City Commission formally adopted an administrative policy governing the purchase and use of surveillance equipment. Adoption of this policy makes Grand Rapids one for the first...

In March, the Grand Rapids City Commission formally adopted an administrative policy governing the purchase and use of surveillance equipment. Adoption of this policy makes Grand Rapids one for the first...

Apr 10, 2015

On Indiana and the Potential Dangers of a Michigan RFRA

Religious Liberty

In light of the growing number of state legislatures taking pains to introduce laws written to “protect” religious liberty, you’d think that the idea of safeguarding religious freedom is one that just...

In light of the growing number of state legislatures taking pains to introduce laws written to “protect” religious liberty, you’d think that the idea of safeguarding religious freedom is one that just...

Apr 9, 2015

Militarization of Police Turns Neighborhoods into Warzones, Residents into Enemy Combatants

Search and Seizure

By now, many of us have seen the gut-wrenching video that...

By now, many of us have seen the gut-wrenching video that...

Apr 8, 2015

Five Questions for... Fellow Linda Jordan

Women's Rights

Ever wonder who’s behind the work here at the ACLU of Michigan? In our new blog series Five Questions, ACLU of Michigan staff will talk about the incredible day-to-day work defending civil liberties....

Ever wonder who’s behind the work here at the ACLU of Michigan? In our new blog series Five Questions, ACLU of Michigan staff will talk about the incredible day-to-day work defending civil liberties....

Apr 1, 2015

The Killing of Aura Rosser: Calling for Independent Prosecutors

Racial Justice

Much of the recent outrage about police violence directed against the black community is about the lack of consequences for the culpable officers. For many, assertions that the circumstances of certain...

Much of the recent outrage about police violence directed against the black community is about the lack of consequences for the culpable officers. For many, assertions that the circumstances of certain...