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Supreme Court Defers Decision on Michigan Appointed Counsel Law

Despite a loss in the U.S. Supreme Court today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan remains hopeful that the Supreme Court eventually will strike down a Michigan law denying legal representation to thousands of poor people on appeal.

ACLU Hails Prisoner Rights Decision

The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan, who filed an amicus brief in the lawsuit, hailed the Court of Appeals decision as justice at its best.

ACLU Hails Prisoner Rights Decision-Sixth Circuit Lambastes Michigan Department

In a searing opinion today, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the District Court ruling that restrictions on prison visitation imposed in 1995 violated prisoners’ rights on several grounds, including freedom to associate, cruel and unusual punishment and due process of the law.

ACLU of Michigan Releases Report Identifying School-to-Prison Pipeline in State

Detroit –The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan today released a comprehensive report entitled “Reclaiming Michigan’s Throwaway Kids: Students Trapped in the School-to-Prison Pipeline,” which documents a trend amongst school districts to enforce severe disciplinary policies and practices

Victims of Identity Theft Victimized Again by Michigan State Police

Detroit – The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan and Western Michigan Legal Services (WMLS) sent a letter today to the state Attorney General’s Office urging changes to a Michigan State Police practice that re-victimizes victims of identity theft.

ACLU Hopes to Keep Roseville Artist Out of Jail

Detroit — After hearing the plight of an artist sentenced to jail for painting a mural on the side of an office building, the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan is filing an emergency motion to keep him out of jail pending an appeal of the sentence.