Press Releases

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Jul 31, 2024

Court Approves Settlement in Class Action Lawsuit to Protect Iraqi Immigrants 

DETROIT, Mich. – Today, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan approved the settlement agreement in the nationwide class action lawsuit, Hamama v. Adducci, on behalf of some 1400 Iraqis, many of whom U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) had arrested without warning an
Jul 30, 2024

ACLU Applauds Michigan Supreme Court’s Sex Offender Registry Ruling

DETROIT, Mich. - The ACLU of Michigan applauds the Michigan Supreme Court’s ruling this week that it is unconstitutional to place people on the state sex-offender registry when they were not convicted of a sexual offense. The ACLU, which has sued the state four times over the registry, filed an amic
Jun 28, 2024

Civil Rights Advocates Achieve the Nation’s Strongest Police Department Policy on Facial Recognition Technology 

DETROIT, Mich. —  Civil rights advocates announced today a settlement in the lawsuit brought on behalf of Robert Williams, who was wrongfully arrested by the Detroit Police Department in 2020 after the department relied on incorrect results from facial recognition technology.
Jun 27, 2024

ACLU and YWCA Kalamazoo File Lawsuit Challenging Constitutionality of Michigan’s Ban on Medicaid Coverage for Abortion Care

DETROIT – The ACLU of Michigan, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the law firm Goodwin Procter filed a lawsuit today challenging Michigan’s ban on Medicaid coverage for abortion and related care.
Jun 13, 2024

Voting Rights Groups Applaud Michigan Senate Committee for Advancing Voting Rights Act

DETROIT, MI - A coalition of voting rights advocacy organizations that includes the ACLU of Michigan, Promote the Vote Michigan, the Legal Defense Fund, the Campaign Legal Center, and the Brennan Center for Justice, applaud the Senate Committee on Elections and Ethics for passing the Michigan Voting
Jun 10, 2024

ACLU Celebrates Pride with Vibrant Window Display

DETROIT, Mich. - The ACLU of Michigan celebrates Pride Month by unveiling a vibrant collection of pro-LGBTQ+ banners in the first-floor windows of its office on Woodward Avenue in midtown Detroit.
Jun 05, 2024

Court to Decide on Proposed Settlement in Class Action Lawsuit to Protect Iraqi Immigrants

The seven-year legal battle protected many Iraqi nationals from family separation, needless detention, deportation, and possible torture or death.
May 30, 2024

Statement on WSU encampment raid

At around 5:30 this morning, Wayne State University police with riot gear, batons, and shields entered and removed a peaceful encampment set up in protest of the ongoing crisis in Palestine and Israel, according to widespread media reports and videos posted to social media. The University said that