Press Releases

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Aug 24, 2023

The ACLU of Michigan opposes Grand Rapids' use of drones to police the community without stronger privacy protections. 

GRAND RAPIDS - The ACLU of Michigan opposes Grand Rapids' use of drones to police the community without stronger privacy protections. 
Jul 31, 2023

ACLU Applauds Michigan Supreme Court Ruling that Protects People Who Suffered Catastrophic Injuries in Auto Accidents

DETROIT, Mich. – The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (ACLU) applauds today’s decision by the Michigan Supreme Court to protect the rights of people who sustained catastrophic injuries in car crashes before state insurance laws were changed in 2019. 
Jul 26, 2023

ACLU Applauds Michigan Supreme Court Ruling that Helps Pro Bono Attorneys Continue Doing Important Public Interest Work 

DETROIT – The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (ACLU) applauds today’s Michigan Supreme Court ruling that pro bono attorneys in Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) cases must be paid in full for their work by the government agency that unlawfully withheld public records.
Jul 24, 2023

ACLU Applauds Michigan Supreme Court Ruling that Protects Rights of LGBTQ+ Parents

DETROIT, Mich. – The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (ACLU) applauds today’s Michigan Supreme Court ruling that establishes the right of unmarried LGBTQ+ people in same-sex relationships to retain involvement in their children’s lives following a breakup.  
Jul 06, 2023

ACLU Tells Grand Rapids Its Proposed Ordinances Targeting Unhoused People Are Unconstitutional

DETROIT – Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (ACLU) sent a letter to the Grand Rapids Mayor and City Commissioners urging them to reject proposed ordinances targeting panhandlers and other unhoused people because they violate basic constitutional principles.
Jun 15, 2023

Attempt to Suppress the Vote in Minority Communities is Not Free Speech – Voting Rights Advocates Call for Accountability

Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (ACLU) and Promote the Vote (PTV) filed a brief with the Michigan Supreme Court arguing that the state should be permitted to prosecute two individuals accused of engineering an illegal scheme to suppress the vote in Black communities during the
Jun 01, 2023

ACLU Uses Windows of Opportunity to Celebrate Pride Month

The ACLU of Michigan kicks off the start of Pride Month today by unveiling a colorful collection of pro-LGBTQ+ banners in the first-floor windows of its office on Woodward Avenue in midtown Detroit. It is an emphatic show of support for a community that’s often singled out for discrimination.  
May 19, 2023

ACLU Sends Clear Message to Lapeer County Prosecutor: Don’t Threaten Librarian for Supporting LGBTQ+ Book

The ACLU of Michigan today sent a letter to Lapeer County Prosecutor John D. Miller warning him that public statements he has made against Lapeer Librarian Amy Churchill for refusing to remove the award-winning book Gender Queer: A Memoir from the library collection have no legal basis, threaten Fi