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Civil Rights Organizations Ask for Immediate Moratorium on Water Shutoffs

DETROIT – In response to the growing water crisis in Detroit, the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan and NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.

July 18, 2014

ACLU, Insane Clown Posse Appeal Judge's Decision to Dismiss Juggalos' Case Against the FBI

Along with Insane Clown Posse, we're appealing a federal judge’s order dismissing the Juggalos’ case against the Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation.

July 8, 2014

ACLU to Detroit: Fireworks Curfew Violates the Rights of Young People and their Parents

DETROIT - The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan sent a letter to Detroit officials today, urging them to refrain from enforcing a citywide 6 p.m. juvenile curfew enacted specifically for the annual Independence Day fireworks display on Monday on the Detroit River.

June 19, 2014

ACLU of Michigan Asks Court to Order State to Recognize Marriages of 300 Same-Sex Couples Who Married in Michigan

DETROIT- The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan filed a motion for preliminary injunction today, asking the federal district court to require the State of Michigan to recognize the marriages of hundreds of same-sex couples who were married in Michigan on March 22, 2014.

May 29, 2014

Judge Strikes Down Petitioning Restriction, Paving Way for Conyers to Get Back on the Primary Ballot

Update: The State of Michigan has backed off of an unconstitutional policy preventing sitting U.S. Representative John Conyers from being on the August ballot.

May 23, 2014

ACLU Files Constitutional Challenge To Law Keeping Conyers Off Ballot

DETROIT – The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan filed a federal lawsuit late yesterday arguing that Congressman John Conyers should not be tossed from the August primary ballot because Michigan’s law prohibiting individuals who are not registered to vote from circulating

May 13, 2014