Court Cases

The ACLU of Massachusetts and law firm WilmerHale filed a lawsuit to protect the constitutional rights and safety of people living unhoused in the area of Melnea Cass Boulevard and Massachusetts Avenue in Boston.

The state should use hotels when needed to accommodate homeless families with disability-related concerns.

An order requiring a criminal defendant to compensate the victim of her crime--a restitution order--must account for the defendant’s financial circumstances.

Does the "necessity defense" apply to homeless people who trespass to survive bitter cold?

We challenged an anti-begging ordinance that violates the First Amendment right to peacefully solicit donations in public and to engage the public in political and other speech.