Anti-Domestic Partner Benefits Bills are Illegal, Harmful to Economy, ACLU Testifies Before Senate Committee
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ACLU Pleased By Executive Order Announcing Commission to Fix Michigan's Public Defense System
The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan welcomes Governor Rick Snyder’s executive order establishing a commission to improve Michigan’s system for providing defense to poor people in criminal cases.
Michigan Gay and Transgender Groups: If You Come Out at Work, You Can Be Fired
LANSING, Mich. - In honor of National Coming Out Day, local advocacy groups launched the “Don’t Change Yourself. Change the Law” campaign today to raise awareness that in Michigan you can still be fired if your employer even thinks you are gay.
Michigan Supreme Court Hears Case of Mother Jailed for Being Too Poor to Pay Child Support
The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan and the University of Michigan Innocence Clinic asked the state’s Supreme Court today to overturn the felony conviction of a Detroit woman who was too poor to pay more than $1,100 a month in child support.
ACLU, Genesee County Parks Finalize Settlement in Petitioning Lawsuit
DETROIT – A federal judge signed a final order late yesterday afternoon permanently barring Genesee County Parks from enforcing a rule that prohibited volunteers from the Committee to Recall Governor Snyder from petitioning anywhere in a 135-acre park except an isolated, 3-foot by 3-foot square.