Michigan
O’Connor-Ratcliff v. Garnier and Lindke v. Freed
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O’Connor-Ratcliff v. Garnier and Lindke v. Freed
Free Speech
Status: Ongoing
The ACLU, the ACLU of Northern California, and the ACLU of 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’Connor-Ratcliff v. Garnier and Lindke v. Freed.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2020
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’s 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’s employer engaged in unlawful sex discrimination when it fired her because she’s transgender. We represented Aimee Stephens in front of the U.S. Supreme Court — and won.
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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Michigan
Nov 2014
Bassett et al. v. Snyder
The American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Michigan have filed a lawsuit asking a federal court to strike down a new state law that bans many public entities from providing health care insurance to the domestic partners of their employees. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of school teachers, city and county workers and their domestic partners who will lose their health insurance as a result of the law.
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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Michigan
LGBTQ Rights
Bassett et al. v. Snyder
The American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Michigan have filed a lawsuit asking a federal court to strike down a new state law that bans many public entities from providing health care insurance to the domestic partners of their employees. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of school teachers, city and county workers and their domestic partners who will lose their health insurance as a result of the law.
Nov 2014
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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Michigan
Jul 2014
Caspar v. Snyder - Freedom to Marry in Michigan
The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Michigan filed a lawsuit today to guarantee that the marriages of 300 same-sex couples performed in Michigan in March 2014 are recognized by the state. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of eight same-sex couples who were married after a federal judge struck down the state’s ban and before the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals put the decision on hold.
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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Michigan
LGBTQ Rights
Caspar v. Snyder - Freedom to Marry in Michigan
The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Michigan filed a lawsuit today to guarantee that the marriages of 300 same-sex couples performed in Michigan in March 2014 are recognized by the state. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of eight same-sex couples who were married after a federal judge struck down the state’s ban and before the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals put the decision on hold.
Jul 2014
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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Michigan
Apr 2012
Body Cavity Searches at Michigan’s Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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Michigan
Prisoners' Rights
Women's Rights
Body Cavity Searches at Michigan’s Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility
Apr 2012
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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Michigan
Oct 2011
Ward v. Wilbanks et al.
A student in a counseling program claims a right to discriminate against clients who wish to discuss same-sex relationships on the grounds that it violates her religious beliefs.
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Michigan
LGBTQ Rights
Religious Liberty
Ward v. Wilbanks et al.
A student in a counseling program claims a right to discriminate against clients who wish to discuss same-sex relationships on the grounds that it violates her religious beliefs.
Oct 2011
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U.S. Supreme Court
Aug 2011
Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Whether the Americans with Disabilities Act may be constitutionally applied to a religious school’s retaliatory firing of a teacher terminated for reasons unrelated to religion.
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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U.S. Supreme Court
Religious Liberty
Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Whether the Americans with Disabilities Act may be constitutionally applied to a religious school’s retaliatory firing of a teacher terminated for reasons unrelated to religion.
Aug 2011
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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