If Donald Trump Implements His Proposed Policies, We’ll See Him in Court
November 09, 2016
Cross-posted on ACLU National
By Anthony Romero, ACLU Executive Director
This morning, Donald J. Trump was elected the 45th president of the United States, and the ACLU has a message for him....
ISSUES
Free Speech
Fancher: Law Enforcement Must Move Past Conversations To Action
October 27, 2016
As the black body count continues to mount, there are incessant calls for a “conversation” about how to improve police/community relations. As a consequence, well-meaning representatives of the...
Ehlena and Wonder’s Supreme Court Case: The Right and Wrong Way to Treat Students with Disabilities
October 26, 2016
The story behind the disability rights case being argued in the U.S. Supreme Court on Halloween is a story about the contrast between kindness and cruelty, a story about the right way and the wrong...
ISSUES
Disability Rights
Trans Youth Underscores Importance of Courage in the Face of Bigoted Backlash
October 14, 2016
A remarkable event quietly took place recently in Saugatuck. A panel of courageous women and men took the stage at the local arts center to share with area residents their experience as transgender...
ISSUES
LGBT Rights
Why Millennial Voters Could Shape The Election Like No Generation Before Them
October 06, 2016
By Hannah Pollard-Garber, Guest Blogger
This November, the Millennial generation has the potential to shape the outcome of the election unlike any generation before it. Millennials, defined as...
Lansing Watchdog: Zeroing In on the Failures of Zero Tolerance Discipline Policies in Schools
September 19, 2016
ACLU at the Michigan Capitol – Week of September 19, 2016
The Michigan Legislature has only 15 scheduled session days for the 2015-16 legislative session, and they have a lot they should do. As...