Press Releases

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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
Apr 29, 2024

ACLU Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Journalist Denied Video of Alleged Abuse at Michigan Prison 

Today, the ACLU of Michigan sued the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) on behalf of a freelance investigative journalist whose public information requests were denied by the MDOC in violation of the Michigan Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
Apr 24, 2024

ACLU Urges Continued Restraint in Face of Peaceful Student Encampment at the University of Michigan

DETROIT, Mich. - The ACLU of Michigan is aware that University of Michigan students have joined other university communities across the nation in setting up a peaceful tent encampment on the Diag, the University’s most prominent public space.
Apr 24, 2024

Residents Still Waiting for City of Flint to Replace All Lead Pipes on 10-Year Anniversary of Water Crisis

DETROIT, Mich. (April 24, 2024) – A decade after the Flint water crisis began and more than seven years after a major settlement was reached in the landmark citizen suit against the City of Flint and Michigan state officials, the City of Flint has failed to finish the lead pipe replacement program.