Press Releases

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Dec 12, 2024

State Voting Rights Acts Face Final Days to Pass Before Project 2025 Undermines Voters Nationwide 

DETROIT  - Today, state and national civil and voting rights experts rang the alarm bells with less than six weeks left until Donald Trump and the Project 2025 agenda takes control. The Legal Defense Fund (LDF), Campaign Legal Center (CLC), ACLU of Michigan, and the New Jersey Institute for Social J
Issue Areas: Voting Rights
Dec 10, 2024

ACLU of Michigan Condemns Vandalism

At around 2:00 a.m. on Monday, December 9, University of Michigan Regent Jordan Acker’s home was vandalized when an object was thrown through the front window, breaking it, and a family car was spray-painted with a red upside-down triangle and graffiti that stated, “Divest” and “Free Palestine.”  Th
Dec 10, 2024

Juvenile Justice Advocates Send Letter Urging Michigan Senate to Pass Bipartisan Legislation that Provides Children with Legal Representation

LANSING, Mich. –  A broad group of advocates shared an open letter with the Michigan Senate today, calling on it to act with urgency and pass legislation that mandates legal representation for children entangled in the criminal legal system. The letter focuses on House Bill 4630, which would require
Nov 05, 2024

Michiganders Resoundingly Elect Pro-Civil Liberties Majority in Michigan Supreme Court Race 

DETROIT – The ACLU of Michigan applauds voters for sending a clear message this election: protecting and expanding civil liberties in our state is a priority.
Nov 04, 2024

Civic Engagement Organization Statement on Statewide Civic Engagement Effort

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  MICHIGAN - Ahead of Election Day, civic engagement organizations in Michigan released the following statement regarding the election, voter engagement efforts, and what comes after Election Day.
Oct 10, 2024

ACLU Condemns Hateful Speech and Vandalism

DETROIT - On Monday, October 7, bags full of antisemitic writings associated with a white nationalist group were placed in neighborhoods across metro Detroit, and the headquarters of the Jewish Federation of Detroit was vandalized with spray-painted graffiti about Israel.  The open targeting of Jewi
Oct 01, 2024

Federal Court Rules Once Again That Michigan’s Sex Offenders Registration Act Is Unconstitutional

In the latest in a long string of judicial decisions holding Michigan’s Sex Offenders Registration Act (SORA) unconstitutional, U.S. District Judge Mark A. Goldsmith struck down significant portions of the law in a decision released late last week. The court’s decision in the class action lawsuit, D
Sep 26, 2024

ACLU, Education Law Center, and White & Case Reach Groundbreaking Agreement in Flint Special Education Class Action Lawsuit

The agreement creates and funds an innovative special education teacher pipeline partnership between Flint schools and the University of Michigan-Flint. DETROIT - The ACLU of Michigan, Education Law Center, and pro bono counsel White & Case LLP have reached a groundbreaking agreement in the federal
Sep 23, 2024

Civil Rights and Community Groups Respond to Livingston County Resolution That Targets Immigrants, Jeopardizes Public Safety, and Threatens Constitutional Rights  

DETROIT — Civil rights and community groups issued this statement in response to the Livingston County Board of Commissioners’ approval of a resolution regarding the monitoring of all contact between undocumented immigrants and the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office: