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ACLU of Michigan Kicks Off 2016 “Let Me Vote” Campaign to Educate, Empower the Electorate

DETROIT—Hoping to eliminate confusion at the ballot box in November, the ACLU of Michigan on Monday kicked off its "Let Me Vote 2016" campaign to provide voting-rights information to communities, organizations and individuals across the state.

August 8, 2016

Battle Creek Panhandling Proposal Violates Constitution, ACLU of Michigan Warns City

The ACLU of Michigan has sent a letter to Battle Creek officials warning that anti-panhandling ordinances, which city officials announced they are considering, violate constitutional free-speech rights and suggest that the city doesn't want poor people.

July 26, 2016

ACLU, NAACP LDF Sue Wayne County to End Racially Discriminatory Tax Foreclosures in Detroit

DETROIT—The ACLU of Michigan, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.

July 13, 2016

ACLU of Michigan ED Kary Moss Issues Statement on Dallas Shootings

Kary Moss, Executive Director of the ACLU of Michigan, issued the following statement today in the wake of the recent killings of Philandro Castile and Alton Sterling by police and the sniper attacks on Dallas police officers yesterday: The frightening violence that has unfolded the p

July 8, 2016

ACLU of Louisiana Issues Statement on Alton Sterling

BATON ROUGE — Details surrounding the shooting last night of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, continue to emerge. In reaction, ACLU of Louisiana Executive Director Marjorie Esman issued the following statement:

July 6, 2016

SCOTUS Grants Review of ACLU Disability Rights Case on Behalf Of Michigan Student

WASHINGTON, DC—The U.S. Supreme Court announced today that it will hear the case of Ehlena Fry, a 12-year-old Jackson, Mich., girl with cerebral palsy who, at age 5, was banned from bringing her service dog to class.

June 27, 2016