Michigan School District Takes Action To Stop Racism After Student Is Attacked
DETROIT – As the country focuses on the 50th anniversary of Brown v.
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Ashcroft Visit to Detroit Will Not Include Seeing the Public
DETROIT – The American Civil Liberties Union learned today that Attorney General John Ashcroft will only be addressing law enforcement officials on his new national tour to defend the Patriot Act and the government’s war on terrorism when he comes to Detroit on Thursday.
ACLU Files First Challenge to USA PATRIOT Act
DETROIT – The American Civil Liberties Union today filed the first legal challenge to the USA PATRIOT Act, taking aim at a section of the controversial law that vastly expands the power of FBI agents to secretly obtain records and personal belongings of innocent people in the United States, inclu
Judge Rejects Meijer's Attempt to Censor Accusations of Anti-Arab Bias
DETROIT - The ACLU of Michigan announced today that a federal judge rejected Meijer’s attempt to halt distribution of flyers criticizing a Meijer gas station clerk for anti-Arab bias.
ACLU Urges Supreme Court to Uphold Affirmative Action
DETROIT — In a landmark case being argued tomorrow before the Supreme Court, the American Civil Liberties Union will urge the Justices to uphold the admission policies of the University of Michigan, which seeks to promote a diverse student body by employing affirmative action programs.
ACLU Condemns FBI Decision to Question Iraqis Not Under Suspicion
DETROIT – The FBI has told the ACLU that they will refuse to follow their previous practice in Michigan of providing assurances of the men's rights, specifically the right to an attorney, in advance of questioning Arab men.