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For Naught: How Zero Tolerance Policy and School Police Practices Imperil Our Students' Future

This report from the ACLU of Michigan explores how draconian "zero tolerance" laws in schools--combined with an ever-increasing police presence in the classroom--are forcing far too many students into suspension, expulsion and even arrest.

February 4, 2015

This Week Online: Free Speech in Detroit & Other Stories 1/23-1/30

ACLU of Michigan to sue Detroit's Campus Martius Park for 'assault' on visitors' constitutional rights (MLive)

January 30, 2015

Our Civil Liberties Heroes of 2014

Every year, the ACLU of Michigan works on hundreds of legal cases and pieces of legislation that touch lives all over the state.

December 22, 2014

High-Achieving Student Needlessly Threatened with Expulsion

High school senior Atiya Haynes was in advanced placement classes, she was active in numerous extra-curricular school activities, she volunteered in the community, she held part-time employment, and she had been in trouble only for arguing with her girlfriend on one occasion, and on another occas

November 14, 2014

Same-Sex Partners Can Keep Health Insurance

In 2011, the Michigan legislature passed, and Gov. Snyder signed, a mean-spirited bill that made it illegal for most public employers to voluntarily provide health insurance coverage to same-sex domestic partners of employees.

November 12, 2014

This Week Online: Civil Liberties in the News 10/10-10/17

The ACLU of Michigan is tracking hundreds of legal cases and pieces of legislation that impact your civil liberties at any given moment, covering all concerns from free speech to government abuse. That's why we like to point out a few cases that made the news each week, to keep our members and su

October 17, 2014