The ACLU cites information they obtained from the Freedom of Information Act regarding complaints made by students regarding racially charged incidents.
The MSP says Wednesday that out of 460,000 traffic stops conducted by state troopers in 2017, 74.6% of those involved were white, while 16.9% were black; that’s compared to Michigan population numbers of 75.4% and 14.2%, respectively.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan is asking for the Michigan State Police to take a close look at how it conducts traffic stops. The ACLU says that they have been receiving several complaints from citizens about possible racial profiling while being pulled over on a stretch of I-94 in southwest Michigan.
The Battle Creek City Commission voted 5-3 with one commissioner absent last night to pass a pair of ordinances designed to cut down on aggressive panhandling in the city.
Now that the ordinances have passed, they will take effect in 10 days, with area law enforcement training to enforce the new rules in that time...
The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan is criticizing the Battle Creek City Commission’s passing of ordinances regulating panhanding this week.
The Enquirer reports that the ACLU of Michigan is urging the City Commission to drop the proposals, saying that they criminalize poverty...
Battle Creek City Commissioners approved a set of proposed ordinances regarding panhandling at their Tuesday, August 17 meeting.
The Enquirer reports that the ordinances passed 5-4, and if they are enacted would lay out rules regarding loitering and the solicitation of money in the City...