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When it comes to deciding who stays in jail and who goes free while awaiting a criminal trial, the job of a judge is not an easy one. They have the profoundly important task of protecting the constitutional rights of the criminally accused who are presumed innocent and who cannot be casually locked up before trial. It is unconstitutional for a court to detain a person unless there is clear and convincing evidence that a person presents a specified danger to a member of the public or a concrete flight risk. Inevitably, when a judge is striking this balance correctly and following the Constitution and the law, some of those decisions will draw criticism and generate controversy. 

ACLU of Michigan Launches 2021 Smart Justice Bail Reform Campaign.

The time to increase oversight of surveillance technology is now.

As COVID-19 cases soar, Michigan ends its moratorium on water shutoffs.

A Detroit Panel Discussion Looks at the Issue’s Many Moving Parts as the Specter of Shutoffs Again Looms.

For many in America, the automobile represents freedom, fun, and adventure, the chance to travel wherever, whenever. Having a car provides autonomy and access to jobs, opportunity, and the open road —For some, cars are a source of pride, prosperity or envy. For others, a chance to be carefree, blaring the radio with the windows down, while driving nowhere in particular.  

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 25, 2021 

Continuing the Fight for LGBTQ Equality

During World War II, a 23-year-old Japanese-American named Fred Korematsu valiantly fought the U.S. government’s efforts to put him in an incarceration camp. His landmark legal battles provide both inspiration and insight as America grapples with the ongoing fallout from Donald Trump’s shameful Muslim ban.