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Recent News About Aclu of Michigan
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ACLU OF MICHIGAN: Surviving Calhoun County Jail: An Asylum-Seeker’s Story of Incarceration During the Pandemic
What the woman we’ll call Maria most wants people to know is how very thankful she is, first to God, and then to all the people who worked to get her out of the Calhoun County Jail.
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ACLU OF MICHIGAN: Oakland County Voters Embrace ACLU’s Smart Justice Values Platform in Prosecutor Race
Oakland County voters sent a clear message to prosecuting attorney nominees on Election Day by embracing the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan’s (ACLU) Smart Justice platform, which includes holding police accountable, ending racism in the criminal legal system, and ending mass incarceration.
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ACLU OF MICHIGAN: Community Statement on the Killing of Hakim Littleton
ACLU of Michigan, Black Legacy Coalition, Detroit and Michigan Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild, Detroit Council of Elders, Detroit Justice Center, East Michigan Environmental Action Coalition, Hush House Black Community Museum, James and Grace Lee Boggs Center to Nurture Community Leadership, Michigan Coalition for Human Rights, Michigan Liberation, Moratorium Now Coalition, National Conference of Black Lawyers Michigan Chapter, Neighborhood Defender Service of Detroit, Riverwise Magazine, Wayne County Criminal Defense Bar Association and We The People of Detroit issue the following statement on the killing of Hakim Littleton:
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ACLU OF MICHIGAN: Flint Voters Win Absentee Voting Lawsuit Challenging City Clerk
Flint residents won their lawsuit challenging the Flint City Clerk’s failure to comply with the rights of absentee voters who found that her office was closed and not issuing ballots in a timely manner in the run-up to the August 4 primary election.
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ACLU OF MICHIGAN: ACLU calls for investigation into GRPD detective texting sitting juror to vote guilty
The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (ACLU) is calling for an investigation into a jury tampering incident involving a Grand Rapids Police Department (GRPD) detective and a sitting juror who texted each other during deliberations in a criminal trial, according to the detective’s court testimony.
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ACLU OF MICHIGAN: Flint voters sue their city clerk for violating right to vote by absentee ballot
Flint residents sued the Flint City Clerk for violating their absentee voting rights, as guaranteed in the state Constitution, because its local office is closed to the public, which denies registered voters their right to vote by absentee ballot in person.
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ACLU OF MICHIGAN: ACLU Win Releases Six People from Calhoun County Jail
Senior staff attorney Miriam Aukerman has the following reaction:
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ACLU OF MICHIGAN: Real Justice Starts with Holding County Prosecutors Accountable
When it comes to Michigan’s criminal legal system, the time is now for massive change.
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ACLU OF MICHIGAN: Keeping Voices from being Silenced
Keeping Voices from being Silenced
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ACLU OF MICHIGAN: Facing the Terror of Police Racism
Facing the Terror of Police Racism
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ACLU OF MICHIGAN: ACLU Applauds Secretary of State for Announcing Plans to Mail All Registered Voters Absentee Ballot Applications for August and November Elections
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Michigan applauds Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson for announcing plans to mail absentee ballot applications to all registered voters for the August primary and November general elections to ensure both public health and the right to vote are protected during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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ACLU OF MICHIGAN: ACLU Files Class Action Lawsuit Against Ice to Seek Immediate Release of Immigrants from the Calhoun County Jail to Protect them from Covid-19
The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan, the ACLU’s National Prison Project and Immigrants’ Rights Project, and the law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP filed a class action lawsuit against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in federal court
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ACLU OF MICHIGAN: ACLU and Civil Rights Organizations Sue Oakland County Sheriff and Jail Administrator Urging Immediate Release of Vulnerable People to Stop Spread of Covid-19
The ACLU of Michigan (ACLU), Advancement Project National Office, Civil Rights Corps (CRC), LaRene & Kriger P.L.C. and the Law Firm of Pitt, McGhee, Palmer and Rivers sued Oakland County
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ACLU OF MICHIGAN: Protect Abortion in Michigan: Organizing Call to be held January 08
This week, an anti-abortion group submitted enough signatures to put a dangerous citizens initiative in front of the Michigan Legislature that will criminalize a safe method of abortion that is the standard of care at 14-15 weeks of pregnancy.
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ACLU OF MICHIGAN: ACLU Statement on Defending Abortion Rights in Response to Dangerous Pending Ballot Initiative
The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan is committed to protecting reproductive freedoms and rights, including equitable access to abortion.
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ACLU OF DETROIT: Community Conversation and Story Collection event on Ending Mand to be held on November 13
Community Conversation and Story Collection event on Ending Mand to be held on November 13
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ACLU OF MICHIGAN: Aclu Applauds Michigan Lawmaker for Introduction of Bills to allow obtain Drivers Licenses
Aclu Applauds Michigan Lawmaker for Introduction of Bills to allow obtain Drivers Licenses
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ACLU OF MICHIGAN: Driven to Despair: How Minor Offenses are filling Michigan's Jails
Driven to Despair: How Minor Offenses are filling Michigan's Jails