Living As An Immigrant in Michigan
November 30, 2016
Coming from a migrant, farmworker family meant, I spent half the year in Florida and half the year in Michigan. We were nomads traveling in our wood-paneled station wagon up and down Interstate 75...
Border Patrol Sued Over Warrantless Searches in Michigan
November 30, 2016
Originally published by Todd Spangler for the Detroit Free Press
WASHINGTON – A watchdog group is suing U.S. Customs and Border Protection in federal court in Detroit to find out if government...
Like Thanksgivings of the Past, The Fight for Land and Water Continues
November 23, 2016
In an effort to stop the unconscionable termination of water service to tens of thousands of Detroit’s poorest residents, the ACLU of Michigan has had the honor of working with a team of...
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Racial Justice
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....
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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...