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ACLU Says Lawsuit Charging Wal-Mart With Wrongfully Firing Medical Marijuana Patient Should Proceed

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – An attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union told a federal judge today that the lawsuit against Wal-Mart for wrongfully firing an employee for lawfully using medical marijuana in accordance with state law to treat the painful symptoms of an inoperable brain tumor and can

November 12, 2010

DPS, Students Settle Class Action Lawsuit To End Unconstitutional Searches, ACLU of Michigan Announces

DETROIT – In a consent judgment approved by the court this week, Detroit Public Schools agreed to end the practice of conducting mass student searches without suspicion of wrongdoing.

November 5, 2010

ACLU-UM Urges the University of Michigan to Adopt Strong Canvassing Policy

ANN ARBOR, Mich.

October 8, 2010

ACLU, Brennan Center Reports Expose Resurgence of Debtors' Prisons

New York – Poor defendants are being jailed at increasingly alarming rates for failing to pay legal debts they can never hope to afford, according to two reports released today by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Brennan Center for Justice.

October 4, 2010

ACLU Urges Howell to Respect Local Musician's Free Speech

HOWELL, Mich. –The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan wrote a letter today urging Howell city officials to respect the free speech rights of a local musician and allow him to perform in public.

August 17, 2010

ACLU Blasts Flint Proposal to Drug Test All Public Housing Tenants

In a letter today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan urged the Flint Housing Commission to reconsider a proposal to require all public subsidized housing tenants to submit to mandatory drug testing without suspicion.

August 11, 2010