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ACLU Calls on School Leaders to Stand Up Against Book Bans
The 74 via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (ACLU) sent a letter Tuesday urging Michigan’s public...
Iraqis in Michigan facing deportation reach possible agreement with Justice Department
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 1 week agoIn the summer of 2017, federal immigration agents swept across Michigan and other states to arrest...
An ICE Detainee Complained Of Pain For Weeks And Lost 17 Pounds. Then He Died.
BuzzFeed News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFor weeks, Jesse Dean, a 58-year-old Bahamian immigrant being detained in Michigan by ICE,...
Michigan Supreme Court expands custody rights of LGBTQ parents
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe Michigan Supreme Court ruled 5-2 that a non-biological LGBTQ+ parent has the legal right to...
These State Judicial Races Will Determine The Future Of Abortion Rights
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHotly contested supreme court elections in Illinois, Michigan, Montana, North Carolina and Ohio are...
Michigan Supreme Court case could affect custody rights for separated LGBTQ couples
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Michigan Supreme Court on Tuesday heard oral arguments in Pueblo v. Haas, a case disputing...
Michigan Supreme Court: Law bans discrimination based on sexual orientation
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMichigan law bans businesses, landlords and others from discriminating based on whether a person is gay, transgender or otherwise identifies as a member of the LGBTQ community, according to ...
Michigan groups ask state court to put abortion rights measure on the Nov. ballot
Politico via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe amendment — now in limbo — would insert permanent protections into the state’s constitution for...
WHEN BANS ARE SOUGHT: What rules do local schools apply when books are challenged
The Record-Eagle, Traverse City, Mich. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNov. 27—TRAVERSE CITY — On the first of November, the Michigan chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union wrote a letter to Michigan's K-12 superintendents and school board presidents expressing ...
ACLU files class action lawsuit against Shapiro, Legislature over indigent defense
The Daily Item, Sunbury, Pa. via Yahoo News· 1 week agoJun. 13—HARRISBURG — The ACLU of Pennsylvania sued the governor and the respective leaders of the state House and Senate alleging Pennsylvania continues to fail to properly fund indigent defense ...