Michigan
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Michigan v. Froman
Michigan requires boards of county canvassers to certify the results of an election within 14 days after the election based on the total number of votes reported from each location. The law doesn't allow them to withhold certification. Kalamazoo Board of County Canvassers member, Robert Froman, has made clear that he would decline to certify the November 2024 election under certain circumstances. This lawsuit asks the state's courts to make clear that Mr. Froman is duty bound to certify the election based on the number of votes reported.
Status: Closed (Settled)
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U.S. Supreme Court
Aug 2023
O’Connor-Ratcliff v. Garnier and Lindke v. Freed
The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û, the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Northern California, and the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û 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.
Status: Ongoing
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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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24 Michigan Cases
Michigan
Feb 2015
Marshall v. City of Warren
The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û, The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Michigan, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, and Freedom from Religion Foundation have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the city of Warren's ban on an atheist booth in a city hall atrium where the city has allowed a prayer station.
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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Michigan
Religious Liberty
Marshall v. City of Warren
The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û, The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Michigan, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, and Freedom from Religion Foundation have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the city of Warren's ban on an atheist booth in a city hall atrium where the city has allowed a prayer station.
Feb 2015
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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Michigan
Feb 2015
Casias v. Wal-Mart
For more than a decade, Joseph Casias of Battle Creek, Mich. has endured the painful symptoms of an inoperable brain tumor and cancer.
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Michigan
Smart Justice
Criminal Law Reform
Casias v. Wal-Mart
For more than a decade, Joseph Casias of Battle Creek, Mich. has endured the painful symptoms of an inoperable brain tumor and cancer.
Feb 2015
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Michigan
Nov 2014
Bassett et al. v. Snyder
The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û and ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û 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 ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û and ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û 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 ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û and the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û 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 ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û and the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û 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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