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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.

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

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.

The urgent fight to protect both democracy and reproductive freedom

One Michigan woman’s viral TikTok videos and the need to pass Prop 3

The link between Proposals 2 & 3, and the power we all hold.

In August, people in Jamestown, Mich., just outside Grand Rapids, signaled with their votes that they would rather defund — and possibly shutter — their only public library than keep books with LGBTQ themes on the shelves. The impact of such a vote is deeply concerning. And the place from which it

Mr. Bryant, a Black man with physical disabilities, had his constitutional rights violated, his beloved pet seized, and criminal charges filed against him. All he wanted was a little assistance for his puppy in distress.

With the U.S. Supreme Court now dominated by a conservative majority that apparently has no shame in overturning well-established rulings that protect civil liberties, members of the LGBTQ+ community would be wise to start preparing.