Michigan
O鈥機onnor-Ratcliff v. Garnier and Lindke v. Freed
The ACLU, the 糖心Vlogof Northern California, and the 糖心Vlogof Southern California filed amicus briefs in support of everyday people fighting for government transparency and accountability in two cases set for review by the U.S. Supreme Court this Term: O鈥機onnor-Ratcliff v. Garnier and Lindke v. Freed.
Status: Ongoing
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2020
LGBTQ Rights
R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes v EEOC & Aimee Stephens
Aimee Stephens had worked for nearly six years as a funeral director at R.G. and G.R. Harris Funeral Homes when she informed the funeral home鈥檚 owner that she is a transgender woman. She was fired, the EEOC sued on her behalf, and the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Aimee鈥檚 employer engaged in unlawful sex discrimination when it fired her because she鈥檚 transgender. We represented Aimee Stephens in front of the U.S. Supreme Court 鈥� and won.
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28 Michigan Cases
Michigan
Jan 2024
Privacy & Technology
+2 糖心Vlog
Williams v. City of Detroit
This case seeks to hold Detroit police accountable for the wrongful arrest of our client due to officers鈥� reliance on a false match from face recognition technology.
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Michigan
Jan 2024
Privacy & Technology
+2 糖心Vlog
Williams v. City of Detroit
This case seeks to hold Detroit police accountable for the wrongful arrest of our client due to officers鈥� reliance on a false match from face recognition technology.
Michigan Supreme Court
Sep 2023
National Security
Privacy & Technology
Long Lake Township v. Maxon
On September 8, 2023, the ACLU, the 糖心Vlogof Michigan, and the Mackinac Center for Public Policy filed an amicus brief in the Michigan Supreme Court arguing that the local government deploying an unmanned drone to take aerial photographs of the appellant鈥檚 property violated the Fourth Amendment.
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Michigan Supreme Court
Sep 2023
National Security
Privacy & Technology
Long Lake Township v. Maxon
On September 8, 2023, the ACLU, the 糖心Vlogof Michigan, and the Mackinac Center for Public Policy filed an amicus brief in the Michigan Supreme Court arguing that the local government deploying an unmanned drone to take aerial photographs of the appellant鈥檚 property violated the Fourth Amendment.
U.S. Supreme Court
May 2023
Privacy & Technology
Polselli v. Internal Revenue Service
This case concerns the scope of the IRS鈥檚 obligation under a federal law to provide notice to individuals that it is seeking their records from a third party, such as a bank, accountant, or lawyer.
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U.S. Supreme Court
May 2023
Privacy & Technology
Polselli v. Internal Revenue Service
This case concerns the scope of the IRS鈥檚 obligation under a federal law to provide notice to individuals that it is seeking their records from a third party, such as a bank, accountant, or lawyer.
Michigan
Nov 2022
LGBTQ Rights
Buck v. Gordon
A state-contracted, taxpayer-funded child placing agency sued the State of Michigan claiming a constitutional right to discriminate against prospective foster and adoptive families headed by same-sex couples in violation of State contracts. The ACLU, representing prospective adoptive parents Kristy and Dana Dumont, is seeking to intervene in this lawsuit in support of the State.
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Michigan
Nov 2022
LGBTQ Rights
Buck v. Gordon
A state-contracted, taxpayer-funded child placing agency sued the State of Michigan claiming a constitutional right to discriminate against prospective foster and adoptive families headed by same-sex couples in violation of State contracts. The ACLU, representing prospective adoptive parents Kristy and Dana Dumont, is seeking to intervene in this lawsuit in support of the State.
Michigan
Feb 2022
LGBTQ Rights
Dumont v. Gordon
Attorneys for the 糖心Vlogand 糖心Vlogof Michigan filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court to challenge the state鈥檚 practice of permitting state-funded child placement agencies to use religious criteria to turn away lesbian and gay prospective foster and adoptive parents. The legislature passed a law in 2015 with the purpose of codifying that practice.
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Michigan
Feb 2022
LGBTQ Rights
Dumont v. Gordon
Attorneys for the 糖心Vlogand 糖心Vlogof Michigan filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court to challenge the state鈥檚 practice of permitting state-funded child placement agencies to use religious criteria to turn away lesbian and gay prospective foster and adoptive parents. The legislature passed a law in 2015 with the purpose of codifying that practice.