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17 Jul 2012, 9:30 am
In what could be a groundbreaking action with national implications, the American Civil Liberties Union has filed a “right to read” lawsuit in Michigan, charging that the state and its agencies that oversee public education have failed to ensure that students are reading at grade level as set by state law. [read post]
15 Apr 2019, 2:55 pm
From Jurist: The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan filed a class action suit against magistrates, a chief judge and the county sheriff who preside over arraignments in Detroit, alleging that their broken bail system discriminates against the poor who... [read post]
18 Nov 2010, 9:23 am
[JURIST] The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) [advocacy website] filed a lawsuit [complaint, PDF] Wednesday in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan [official website] against Michigan government officials, claiming that the state's juvenile sentencing laws are unconstitutional. [read post]
Significant Racial Discrepancies in Michigan’s Juvenile Life Without Parole Population, Report Finds
22 May 2012, 1:00 pm
A number of racial discrepancies were found among Michigan’s juvenile life without parole (JLWOP) population in a new report released by the American Civil Liberties Union in conjunction with Second Chances 4 Youth. [read post]
21 Sep 2017, 1:30 pm
The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (ACLU) [advocacy website] filed a lawsuit [complaint, PDF] on Wednesday to challenge Michigan's practice of permitting state-contracted and tax-funded child placement agencies to use religious criteria reject qualified prospective parents based on sexual orientation. [read post]
22 May 2015, 8:27 am
[JURIST] The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and ACLU of Michigan [advocacy websites] on Thursday filed a federal lawsuit [complaint, PDF; press release] on behalf of six Michigan transgender individuals against Secretary of State Ruth Johnson [official website] challenging a state policy that they claim makes it nearly impossible for transgender individuals to change the gender recorded on their driver licenses and other forms of… [read post]
13 Jul 2012, 9:11 am
[JURIST] The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (ACLU) [advocacy website] filed a lawsuit [complaint, PDF] on Thursday alleging that the Highland Park School District [official website] has violated state and federal law by failing to ensure that students are reading at grade level. [read post]
18 Oct 2016, 12:05 pm
The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan [advocacy website] filed a class-action lawsuit [complaint, PDF; fact sheet, PDF] Monday regarding children's education in relation to the Flint water crisis. [read post]
1 Jul 2009, 3:50 am
Recently, a divided Michigan Supreme Court approved this rule, despite protests from the American Civil Liberties Union that the rule should contain an exception for religion attire. [read post]
10 Aug 2012, 1:29 pm
[JURIST] The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) [advocacy website; press release] asked a federal judge on Friday to overturn a Michigan law that bans many public agencies from providing health care to same-sex partners of their employees. [read post]
6 Jan 2012, 8:54 am
[JURIST] The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) [advocacy website] on Thursday filed a challenge [complaint, PDF; press release] to Michigan's new law [HB 4770 text, PDF] prohibiting public employers from providing medical or other fringe benefits to their employees' domestic partners. [read post]
11 Jan 2017, 10:26 am
In November it was announced the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) was filing suit against the state of Michigan over the state’s unclear standards regarding denial of parole to juvenile lifers. [read post]
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Strikes Down Michigan's Third Attempt at Ban on Abortion
4 Jun 2007, 11:02 am
From the ACLU's press release:The American Civil Liberties Union, Center for Reproductive Rights, and Planned Parenthood Federation of America today hailed a decision by the U.S. [read post]
12 Jul 2012, 5:28 am
“In the first case of its kind, the American Civil Liberties Union is charging that the state of Michigan and a Detroit area school district have failed to adequately educate children, violating their “right to learn to read” under an obscure state law. [read post]
27 Jan 2016, 9:49 am
The lawsuit, filed in conjunction with Concerned Pastors for Social Action, the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan and Flint resident Melissa Mays, seeks to force city and state officials to mediate alleged violations of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act... [read post]
12 Aug 2012, 10:00 pm
By Sam Favate In what could be a groundbreaking action with national implications, the American Civil Liberties Union has filed a “right to read” lawsuit in Michigan, charging that the state and its agencies that oversee public education have failed to ensure that students are reading at grade level as required by state law. [read post]
25 Sep 2021, 12:34 pm
The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan is pressuring Central Michigan University to bring back their men's track and field team, citing that the original decision as having "far-reaching racial implications. [read post]
22 Mar 2019, 11:22 am
“The American Civil Liberties Union filed the lawsuit on behalf of the couples, arguing that the state of Michigan was violating the Constitution by permitting agencies to use religious criteria to exclude prospective foster and adoptive families. [read post]
15 Apr 2019, 11:22 am
The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan filed a class action suit against magistrates, a chief judge and the county sheriff who preside over arraignments in Detroit, alleging that their broken bail system discriminates against the poor who cannot afford to pay the amounts. [read post]
20 Jul 2012, 1:42 pm
In a ground-breaking move, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Michigan has brought a lawsuit on behalf of the children of the state of Michigan. [read post]
