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ACLU Documents Troubling Use of Tasers in Michigan

The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan today urged law enforcement agencies in Michigan to adopt uniform policies that regulate the use of tasers to comply with federal laws and safety standards.

February 20, 2013

Michigan Reverses Policy, Issues Driver's Licenses to DREAMers

DETROIT – A coalition of civil rights organizations welcomed the Michigan Secretary of State’s decision today to drop an unlawful policy that prevented young immigrants brought to the country as children – commonly known as DREAMers – from receiving driver’s licenses and identification cards in t

February 1, 2013

ACLU, Unions File Lawsuit to Invalidate Michigan’s Right-to-Work Law

LANSING, Mich.

January 31, 2013

Ohio Woman Sues Over Unlawful Arrest Resulting From Racial Profiling

DETROIT – An Ohio mother of two who was unlawfully arrested, detained and strip-searched because of her ethnicity filed a lawsuit today against Frontier Airlines, Detroit Metro Airport officials and federal authorities.

January 22, 2013

Michigan Should Issue Driver's Licenses to DREAMers Based on Federal Government Guidelines Released Today

DETROIT – The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan urged the Michigan Secretary of State to immediately begin issuing driver’s licenses and identification cards to young immigrants brought to the country as children – commonly known as DREAMers – after the United States Citizenship and Immi

January 18, 2013

Charges Dropped Against Woman Jailed for Cursing

ST. JOSEPH, Mich.

January 11, 2013