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ACLU Sues Grand Blanc Community Schools Over Drug Testing Policy

The ACLU of Michigan, representing Grand Blanc student Micah White, filed a lawsuit today in Genesee County Circuit Court challenging a policy at the school to require drug testing of student athletes.

March 28, 2000

ACLU Challenges Constitutionality of New Michigan Law Exempting Prisoners

Today the ACLU of Michigan filed a federal class action lawsuit challenging the treatment of women prisoners at the Livingston County jail. Significantly, the lawsuit challenges as unconstitutional a state law [HB

March 14, 2000

Six University Student Assemblies File Suit to Prevent Implementation of New Law

LANSING — Today, representatives from six university student assemblies announced the filing of a lawsuit to challenge Public Act 118 which requires that a person's driver's license address and voter r

February 24, 2000

Court Strikes Down Breathalyzer Tests for Pedestrians As Unconstitutional

In a ruling that will impact young adults throughout the state, a federal judge ruled that the police may no longer force pedestrians under age 21 to take a Breathalyzer test without obtaining a search warrant.

November 25, 0200

Get Emergency Contraceptive in the Emergency Room

Rep. Rebekah Warren (D - Ann Arbor) and Rep. Marie Donigan (D - Royal Oak) have bills pending before the MI House Judiciary Committee that would ensure women who have been sexually assaulted get the comprehensive reproductive health care they need following an assault.

New ACLU Ads Call on 110th Congress to Restore Lost American Freedoms

The American Civil Liberties Union announced today that a new print advertisement will run in targeted congressional districts, calling on the 110th Congress to restore the constitutional freedoms lost in recent years.