ACLU of Michigan
Recent News About ACLU of Michigan
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ACLU OF MICHIGAN: ACLU Applauds Governor Gretchen Whitmer for Signing Criminal Legal Reform Legislation that Will Reduce Mass Incarceration and Systemic Racism
The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan applauds Governor Gretchen Whitmer for signing a series of bills into law today that are critical to reforming Michigan’s criminal legal system.
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ACLU OF MICHIGAN: Prosecutor Transparency Project
The Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s Office is committed to building a data-informed prosecutor’s office that prioritizes equity, fairness, and harm reduction.
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ACLU OF MICHIGAN: Savoring A Smart Justice Victory and Looking Ahead
It has been a long road to passing critical legislation that sets the course for reforming Michigan’s unjust criminal legal system, which senselessly puts far too many people behind bars, especially Black and brown people.
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ACLU OF MICHIGAN: ACLU Applauds Michigan Lawmakers For Passing Criminal Legal Reform Legislation
The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (ACLU) applauds state lawmakers for passing a series of bills that are critical to reforming Michigan's criminal legal system.
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ACLU OF MICHIGAN: Keep Water On By Passing the Water Protection Act
With lives hanging in the balance, time is running out for the Michigan Legislature to pass a bill desperately needed to protect people throughout the state—especially during a global pandemic.
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ACLU OF MICHIGAN: ACLU Statement on Secure, Transparent, and Accurate Election in Michigan
The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (ACLU) issues the following statement regarding the Michigan Senate Oversight Committee’s hearing today:
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ACLU OF MICHIGAN: So Many Reasons to be Thankful - A Testimony from Sam Hamama
Earlier this month, as I was standing with my right hand raised and swearing an oath of allegiance to the United States, one of the many thoughts racing through my mind was how dangerously close I came to never realizing this lifelong dream of being an American citizen.
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ACLU OF MICHIGAN: Michigan will Defend the Power of the People
Today All Voting is Local Michigan, ACLU of Michigan, Detroit Action, Emgage, League of Women Voters of Michigan, Michigan League of Conservation Voters Education Fund, Michigan United, and Voters Not Politicians issued the following statement in response to the deadlock, then reversal, of the Wayne County Board of Canvassers to certify the election results, as well as the upcoming certification by the Board of State Canvassers
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ACLU OF MICHIGAN: ACLU Commends Oakland County Voters for Choosing the Oakland County Prosecutor Candidate Who Pledges to Embrace Smart Justice Values
The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (ACLU) commends Oakland County voters for embracing the ACLU’s Smart Justice campaign goals, which include ending mass incarceration and advancing racial justice in the criminal legal system.
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ACLU OF MICHIGAN: Lives at Risk
Oscar Xirum-Sanchez saw his life change in a flash. It happened when he was pulled over during a traffic stop last August, and then turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. He’s been sitting in the Calhoun County Jail ever since, helplessly watching COVID-19 spread through the facility in southwestern Michigan.
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ACLU OF MICHIGAN: Patience is a Virtue when Counting Votes
In an unprecedented year, it’s only natural that we have an unprecedented election. It’s the first in our lifetimes to occur during a global pandemic, and one in which an unprecedented number of ballots will be cast after being mailed to voters.
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ACLU OF MICHIGAN: Benton Harbor's Fight for Safe Vote
When the ACLU of Michigan People Power Tour made a stop earlier this month in Berrien County, concerns of possible voter intimidation were raised at the virtual event. Specifically, residents of Benton Harbor, which is 85 percent Black, wanted to be prepared for the possibility of armed white supremacists showing up at the polls on Election Day, a potential threat that has made headlines nationwide.
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ACLU OF MICHIGAN: My ACLU Farewell: Reflections on 47 Years of Fighting for Civil Liberties
Forty-seven years. That’s a long time for just about anything, but a particularly long time to hold down one job.
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ACLU OF MICHIGAN: ACLU Supports Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson's Guidance to Clerks and the Public Regarding People Openly Carrying Guns Near Polling Places on Election Day
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Michigan applauds Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson for issuing guidance today to clerks and the public that prohibits people from openly carrying guns within 100 feet of polling places on Election Day, November 3rd.
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ACLU OF MICHIGAN: Transgender People and Voting: Making your Voices Heard
Making your voice heard at the ballot box matters. For a transgender person, voting can be intimidating and sometimes humiliating because poll workers often don't understand what it means to be transgender, and what the law says.
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ACLU OF MICHIGAN: Bringing People Power to Berrien County
When the ACLU of Michigan People Power Tour packs its virtual bags and rolls into Berrien County for an online event this Tuesday, voting rights and reforming the criminal legal system are expected to be high on the list of issues discussed in this Lake Michigan shoreline community.
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ACLU OF MICHIGAN: MichiganVoting.org Coalition, with Secretary Jocelyn Benson, Announce ‘40 Days of Early Voting’ Campaign focused on Historically Disenfranchised Communities
Members of the 100-plus-member, statewide, MichiganVoting.org coalition, along with Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, assembled today to kick-off the ‘40 Day of Early Voting’ campaign to reinforce voting early particularly for historically disenfranchised communities across Michigan.
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ACLU OF MICHIGAN: Make Sure Your Vote Counts
If, like me, you’ve been reading about the Trump Administration’s troubling attacks on the U.S. Postal Service and are concerned the cuts may be an attempt to suppress voting, I have good news for Michigan voters: You have options that will ensure your vote will be counted in this crucial election.
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ACLU OF MICHIGAN: It took a lawsuit to get my special needs son the help he requires | Detroit Free Press, Opinion
Four years ago, my son Jabari and other Flint schoolchildren poisoned by lead-contaminated drinking water sued the state and local school districts because they were not getting the special education services required by law.
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ACLU OF MICHIGAN: State Lawmakers Take Steps Toward Ending Mass Incarceration
When the Michigan Joint Task Force on Jail and Pretrial Incarceration released a report earlier this year recommending sweeping changes to the state’s criminal legal system – changes the ACLU of Michigan’s Smart Justice campaign has been pushing for nearly three years to dismantle a system that locks up far too many people, especially Black people – proponents of reform had reason to be optimistic.