Articles tagged: ACLU
Letter: ACLU calls school board's decision to charge students for 7th hour 'misguided and illegal'
Posted: Jun 13, 2013The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan issued a letter to the Ann Arbor Public Schools Board of Education and Superintendent Patricia Green Wednesday calling the district's proposed fee for seventh-hour high school classes "misguided and illegal." Read more »
Ann Arbor schools employees to lose domestic partner benefits June 30
Posted: May 19, 2013Previous coverage: Ann Arbor school board ratifies contracts with 3 unions that will save district $3.4M Domestic partner benefits: Ann Arbor couples at forefront of lawsuit challenging ban Federal judge hears arguments against state law ... Read more »
Right-to-work lawsuit moving forward: Rebekah Warren commends judge for refusing to dismiss case
Posted: Apr 04, 2013A lawsuit against Michigan's new right-to-work law is moving forward after Ingham County Judge William Collette refused to dismiss the case on Wednesday. Read more »
Sen. Rebekah Warren joins ACLU in lawsuit against Michigan's new right-to-work law
Posted: Jan 31, 2013State Sen. Rebekah Warren, D-Ann Arbor, joined the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan and others on Thursday in a lawsuit that aims to halt Michigan's new right-to-work law. Read more »
AATA revises unconstitutional advertising policy but says anti-Israel ads still won't be allowed
Posted: Nov 29, 2012The Ann Arbor Transportation Authority's board of directors held a special meeting Thursday to revise the agency's advertising policy after a federal judge declared parts of it unconstitutional. But the agency maintains an anti-Israel advertisement ... Read more »
Aut Bar owners hope court will allow political campaign signs on their property before Nov. 6
Posted: Oct 19, 2012The owners of Aut Bar in downtown Ann Arbor remain hopeful they'll be able to put political campaign signs back up outside their business before the Nov. 6 election. "We tend to be kind of ... Read more »
Ann Arbor Chronicle: AATA switches ad companies
Posted: Aug 17, 2012The Ann Arbor Transportation Authority has initiated a three-year contract with a new ad agency, dropping its previous advertising company after the end of a seven-year contract. Read more »
Federal judge hears arguments against state law banning domestic partner health benefits
Posted: Aug 07, 2012A federal judge today heard arguments from the American Civil Liberties Union asking to strike down a Michigan ban on health care benefits granted to the domestic partners of state workers. Read more »
ACLU: Pleased Michigan has halted cavity searches
Posted: Apr 12, 2012This story has been removed from our site after 30 days as required by our digital use agreement with the Associated Press. Read more »
ACLU wants ban on type of strip search in Michigan
Posted: Apr 12, 2012This story has been removed from our site after 30 days as required by our digital use agreement with the Associated Press. Read more »
ACLU sues AATA over refusal of anti-Israel bus advertisement
Posted: Nov 28, 2011The American Civil Liberties Union has sued the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority and CEO Michael Ford over the agency’s refusal to accept an advertisement calling for a boycott of Israel from pro-Palestinian activist Blaine Coleman ... Read more »
Associated press: ACLU to argue in Ann Arbor against no-parole law for juveniles
Posted: Apr 21, 2011The American Civil Liberties Union is expected to argue in Ann Arbor today against a law bars parole for juveniles convicted of certain crimes, The Associated Press reported. The civil rights organization is arguing its ... Read more »
Opinion: EMU, ACLU in the wrong in lawsuit filed by student who refused to condone homosexuality
Posted: Feb 20, 2011Regarding, "ACLU agrees with university" (Feb. 13 print edition): Kudos to Julea Ward, the former Eastern Michigan University student who is suing the university after she was kicked out of its counseling program for refusing ... Read more »
ACLU concerned about plans to evict members of homeless tent community
Posted: Apr 28, 2010The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan is concerned residents of a homeless tent community near I-94 and Ann Arbor-Saline Road may soon be evicted, the ACLU said in a news release. Michigan State Police ... Read more »
ACLU files brief requesting charges be dismissed against homeless man
Posted: Dec 23, 2009The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan filed a friend of the court brief today, urging Ann Arbor's 15th District Court to dismiss charges against a homeless man arrested while living on public property. The ... Read more »
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