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Prosecutors who work day-to-day with a particular law enforcement agency should not be responsible for prosecuting police shootings by that agency.

While it is difficult to suggest anything positive that can come from Patrick Lyoya’s killing, his death must not be in vain. We must put an end to the brutal indifference to Black lives. 

Now the Distinguished Jurist in Residence at the Wayne State University Law School, Marilyn Kelly recently talked with us about her personal journey, the state of the women’s movement, her admiration for Madam C.J. Walker and more as part of our Women’s History Month activities.

Murray knew that one does not “apply” to be a justice of the Supreme Court. That was an unspoken rule, alongside another implicit requirement: being a white man.

Following a white militia member’s killing of two protestors and the wounding of a third in Kenosha, Wisconsin last year, ACLU Racial Justice Program staff attorney Leah Watson and her team spent months investigating exactly what happened.

Why the ACLU of Michigan is back in federal court fighting the state’s destructive Sex Offender Registry Act on behalf of me and thousands of others

We enter 2022 resolute, prepared and ready to fight for our most fundamental rights alongside our many partners, supporters, volunteers and allies.

As 2021 draws to an end, we reflect on some of this year’s more noteworthy accomplishments, as well as thank our volunteers, coalition partners, cooperating attorneys, donors, allies, and friends, who make our work possible.

Why we’re suing to ensure people held at Grand Traverse County’s jail will be provided with prescription medication for treatment of opioid use disorder