Keeping Government Accountable

Why we’re fighting to protect Michigan’s Freedom of Information Act.

By Dan Korobkin

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

Celebrating a Major LGBTQ+ Michigan Victory in the Face of Ongoing Anti-Queer Attacks

'We must continue to remain engaged, especially at the local level'

By Jay Kaplan

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Protecting LGBTQ+ Rights and the Work Ahead

The decades-long effort to pass a law explicitly stating that ELCRA’s protections include sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression could finally become a reality.

By Jay Kaplan

LGBTQ Lansing

The year ahead

Looking to the future

By Loren Khogali

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Shunning those with criminal convictions hurts us all

As representatives of organizations dedicated to equal justice under the law, we are troubled that a member of any court in our state, let alone its highest court, would object to talented, qualified people working in our judicial system based solely on mistakes they made in their distant past.

By Loren Khogali

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2022 Year in Review

In 2022, the ACLU of Michigan brought the formidable power of its legal, political, and organizing efforts to protect the fundamental constitutional rights of every person in Michigan.

Year End Review

Bulldozers at Their Door 

Why We’re Defending the Religious Freedom of Lenawee County’s Amish Community 

By Phil Mayor

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We crafted Prop 3. Here's what it really does.

With Election Day approaching, misinformation regarding Proposal 3 is flooding the airwaves and filling mailboxes. As the leaders of three distinct and very different statewide organizations supporting reproductive freedom, we are compelled to set the record straight.

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Making History in Michigan

The urgent fight to protect both democracy and reproductive freedom

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