Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

ACLU of Michigan @acluofmichigan.bsky.social · 4d

His spring 2025 collection, titled América, celebrates the America of brown working people. At his show, every seat came with a copy of the Constitution, and Chavarria sported the logo of the ACLU on his cutoff sweatshirt as he took his bow. #aclu #hispanicheritagemonth2025

ACLU of Michigan @acluofmichigan.bsky.social · 4d

he incorporates activism into his fashion aesthetics. Chavarria considers voting as essential in a democracy and has partnered with the ACLU to raise funds to increase voter registration efforts.

1

ACLU of Michigan @acluofmichigan.bsky.social · 4d

Willy Chavarria was born to a Mexican-American father and an Irish-American mother in segregated Fresno, California in the 1950s. Due to his experiences with multiethnic parents, his identity as a queer man, and his migrant and working-class roots...

1 1

ACLU of Michigan @acluofmichigan.bsky.social · 5d

Read the full press release here: www.aclumich.org/en/press-re...

ACLU Sues the Federal Government for Denying a Dad with Leukemia and

The illegal detention of the eight Michiganders is a result of a new Trump administration policy that targets potentially millions of immigrants regardless of how long they have lived in the United

www.aclumich.org

1

ACLU of Michigan @acluofmichigan.bsky.social · 5d

ACLU-MI filed a federal lawsuit demanding that 8 people detained by ICE, including a father of three US citizen children who suffers from leukemia and has had his life-saving treatments disrupted while in custody, be immediately released or given bond hearings within seven days.

2 5 4

ACLU of Michigan @acluofmichigan.bsky.social · 6d

Happy Michigan Library Appreciation Month!

Librarians, along with groups like the ACLU, have been on the frontlines in fighting back against attempts at censorship.

Read more about these efforts here: www.aclumich.org/en/news/sup...

2 4

ACLU of Michigan @acluofmichigan.bsky.social · 10d

Thanks for having the courage to share your stories, and to April Baer for giving you a platform. #genderaffirmingcaresaveslives #transyouthdeservesupport #transpeoplebelong

1

ACLU of Michigan @acluofmichigan.bsky.social · 10d

and what it means for Corewell Health and University of Michigan Health to end gender-affirming care for youth patients, citing pressures from the Trump administration. The moms talk how ending this lifesaving care impacts their children and family.

1 1

ACLU of Michigan @acluofmichigan.bsky.social · 10d

Powerful conversation on @michigan_public Stateside with two Michigan moms talking to host @aprilbaer about their transgender children

www.michiganpublic.org/stateside/2...

Stateside: Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025

First, a conversation with parents on how Corewell Health's step backwards on gender-affirming care affects their families. Then, a residential artist at the University of Michigan walks us through her upcoming book on country/folk music, race and class in American history.

www.michiganpublic.org

1 1 2

ACLU of Michigan @acluofmichigan.bsky.social · 11d

As Politico put it, these lawsuits: “…have led to dozens of recent rulings from gobsmacked judges who say the administration has violated the law and due process rights and is threatening to do so for millions more. The pileup of decisions is growing daily.”

1

ACLU of Michigan @acluofmichigan.bsky.social · 11d

Juan is now free—and many more courts around the nation are ruling favorably in these cases.

1 1

ACLU of Michigan @acluofmichigan.bsky.social · 11d

no criminal record, but was in immigration detention for more than two months – and the Trump administration is locking up folks like Juan with NO chance to challenge their detention – a denial of due process rights.

1 3

ACLU of Michigan @acluofmichigan.bsky.social · 11d

The ACLU of Michigan successfully sued the government in federal court to free our client, Juan Lopez-Campos, a Detroit dad who has lived here for about 25 years, and has U.S. citizen children,

1 1

ACLU of Michigan @acluofmichigan.bsky.social · 11d

Excellent and uplifting article in Politico about how immigrants targeted by the Trump administration are turning to federal courts – citing violations of legal and constitutional rights – and WINNING! #resist #keepfightingback #winingincourt

www.politico.com/news/2025/0...

1 2

ACLU of Michigan @acluofmichigan.bsky.social · 11d

“I am an American, love my country and could achieve its opportunity of succeeding at anything I worked for, [but] I also have a Latina soul and heart, with the magic that carries.

1

ACLU of Michigan @acluofmichigan.bsky.social · 11d

In 2009, she became the third woman, the first woman of color, and the first Latina to serve on the United States Supreme Court. In her time on the court, Sonia has consistently defended the civil rights and liberties of all Americans.

1 1

ACLU of Michigan @acluofmichigan.bsky.social · 11d

Sonia Sotomayor has a storied history of blazing trails for Latinas. In 1992, she became the first Latina federal judge in New York State and the first Puerto Rican woman to serve as a judge in a U.S. federal court.

1 2

ACLU of Michigan @acluofmichigan.bsky.social · 12d

A BIG thank you to our supporters who turned out for our first Power and Purpose training last weekend. Michigan had more volunteers join us than anywhere else! Thank you for sticking with us, and be sure to sign up for updates on future opportunities: www.aclumich.org/

1 3

ACLU of Michigan @acluofmichigan.bsky.social · 13d

1

ACLU of Michigan @acluofmichigan.bsky.social · 13d

1 1

ACLU of Michigan @acluofmichigan.bsky.social · 13d

ACLU-MI and MIRC released an issue brief on legal risks with immigration enforcement to provide support and guidance to local law enforcement agencies in navigating their relationships with the federal government.

Find the full press release here: www.aclumich.org/en/press-re...

1 1 4

ACLU of Michigan @acluofmichigan.bsky.social · 17d

Their 1947 victory desegregated public schools in California and became an example for broader decisions, such as the Brown v Board.

1 2

ACLU of Michigan @acluofmichigan.bsky.social · 17d

Sylvia is the daughter of Gonzalo Mendez, a Mexican immigrant, and Felicitas Mendez, a Puerto Rican, who challenged segregation so that she and other Latino children could be provided the same quality education provided to white students.

1 3

ACLU of Michigan @acluofmichigan.bsky.social · 17d

In 1943, when Sylvia was in third grade, she and her siblings were denied admission to the segregated white school near their Orange County home.

1 1

ACLU of Michigan @acluofmichigan.bsky.social · 17d

While Brown v. Board of Education is a widely known landmark Supreme Court case, few can trace its origins to the case of eight-year-old Sylvia Mendez in Mendez v. Westminster.

1 1 2