Michael Steinberg [Clearinghouse Oral History Project, Winter 2024]

This is an oral history interview with civil rights lawyer Michael Steinberg, conducted virtually by Michigan Law 2L Andrew Eslich on March 22, 2024. In this interview, Professor Steinberg discusses his background and path to civil rights lawyering as well as his work as legal director of the ACLU of Michigan, including a lawsuit that sought press and public access to immigration proceedings, a case challenging property tax assessments in Detroit in the wake of the 2008 recession, and a lawsuit alleging violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act in Flint.