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ACLU Tells Judge Anti-Begging Law is Harsh, Unconstitutional

An attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan asked a federal judge today to strike down a state law that criminalizes peaceful panhandling in all public places.

February 16, 2012

ACLU Statement on Decision in Michigan Case Concerning School Counselors and LGBT Discrimination

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January 27, 2012

Books Must Not Be Banned, ACLU Tells Plymouth-Canton Schools

DETROIT – In a letter today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan urged the Plymouth-Canton Community School District to respect the constitutional rights of students and not ban the award-winning novels Beloved and Waterland from the Advanced Placement English curricu

January 19, 2012

ACLU Challenges Michigan Domestic Partner Health Care Ban

DETROIT – The American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Michigan filed a federal lawsuit today asking the court to strike down a new state law that bans many public entities from providing health care insurance to the domestic partners of their employees.

January 5, 2012

ACLU Blasts Governor Snyder for Signing Domestic Partner Benefits Ban, Vows Legal Challenge

DETROIT—The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan today expressed deep concern over Governor Rick Snyder’s decision to sign a bill into law that would bar public employers from providing domestic partner protections to their employees.

December 22, 2011

Attorney Should Not Be Jailed For Asserting Client's Rights, ACLU, Ottawa County Bar Association and CDAM Tell Court in Brief

In a friend of the court brief submitted today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan, along with the Ottawa County Bar Association and Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan (CDAM), urged an Ottawa County court to dismiss contempt charges against an attorney who was jailed for asserting

December 21, 2011