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ACLU Commends Bath Charter Township for Agreeing Not to Enforce Unconstitutional

DETROIT — The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan praised Bath Charter Township officials today for protecting their residents' constitutional right to free speech by not enforcing an unconstitu

October 7, 2008

Detroit Agrees to Drop Charges in Unconstitutional Raid of Art Gallery

DETROIT— The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan announced today that the City of Detroit has dropped all charges against the nearly 116 patrons of the Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit (CAID) who were detained and cited by Detroit Police during the raid of a members-only gathering at

September 22, 2008

Advancement Project, ACLU Sue Secretary of State Over Unlawful Voter Purging

DETROIT – Advancement Project, the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Michigan and the law firm of Pepper Hamilton LLP filed a federal lawsuit late yesterday challenging two statewide voter purge programs that could potentially disfranchise hundreds of thousands of Michigan voters in adv

September 18, 2008

ACLU Grieves with the Nation

DETROIT - The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan grieves with the rest of the nation, and world, over the devastating loss of life resulting from the joint attacks against the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and the crash of the airplane outside of Pittsburgh.

September 14, 2008

ACLU-MI Calls on Congress to End Harsh Sentencing for Children

Today, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security is scheduled to hold a hearing on a bill that would help end the practice of sentencing children to life in prison without the possibility of parole and provide grants to states to improve the quality of legal repre

September 11, 2008

Flint Police Chief Revokes Gag Rule in Response to ACLU Lawsuit

DETROIT — Flint Police Chief David Dicks will rescind his controversial gag rule on police officer speech to the press in response to a free speech lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan on behalf of three police union leaders.

September 10, 2008