The Controversy Behind Michigan's Emergency Manager Law and Its Role in the Flint Water Crisis
February 23, 2017
Michigan’s emergency manager law is once again being fingered as a primary culprit in the lead poisoning of Flint’s water supply.
First, it was a gubernatorial task force. Then a bi-partisan...
Anti-cop Speech is Not a Crime. It’s Protected by the First Amendment
February 23, 2017
Freedom of speech is being threated this week by a criminal prosecution brought by the State of Michigan against Nheru Littleton, a Detroit man being charged with making a “terroristic threat” for...
A look back: 2017 ACLU of Michigan Lawyers Summit
February 07, 2017
Recently the ACLU of Michigan brought together more than 400 lawyers and law students to tackle the monumental—and growing—task of defending civil liberties in the age of Trump.
Held at the...
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Racial Justice
Mass Mobilization and Tools of Change
January 20, 2017
Because enslaved Africans were known to attack their masters, burn plantation crops, destroy farm equipment and organize insurrections, laws governing their conduct called “slave codes” placed severe...
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Racial Justice
Supporting Black Labor: Ending Criminal Record Exclusions in the Workforce
January 19, 2017
As we honor Martin Luther King, Jr and his legacy this week, it’s important to examine the intersection of two issues that he devoted energy and attention to: race relations and economic equality....
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Criminal Justice
Fight to End Harmful Tax Practices in Detroit Underscores the Need to Continue to Challenge Institutional Racism
January 16, 2017
By Kimberly Buddin-Crawford
Hundreds of African-American homeowners in Detroit will lose their properties this fall, joining the thousands before them who are part of one of the largest tax...