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14 Court Cases
Apr 30, 2025
Schiff v. Office of Personnel Management
In March 2025, doctors from Harvard Medical School challenged the removal of their articles from the Patient Safety Network (PSNet), a government-run website for doctors and medical researchers to share information about medical errors, misdiagnoses, and patient outcomes.
May 11, 2022
Picard and Olson v. Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Massachusetts State Police
The ACLU of Massachusetts, together with the law firm Zalkind Duncan & Bernstein LLP, filed a lawsuit on behalf of two LGBTQ rights protesters, challenging state regulations that unconstitutionally restrict the rights to free speech and expression on public lands.
Oct 16, 2020
Jess v. Summer Hill Estates Condominium Trust
The ACLU of Massachusetts is suing on behalf of a woman in Belchertown who was ordered--unlawfully--by the trustees of her condominium to remove a "Black Lives Matter" sign that she had placed in front of her unit.
Oct 31, 2019
UpperWest v. ABCC
The Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission cannot punish restaurant owners for speaking truth to power.
Mar 28, 2019
Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless v. City of Fall River
People experiencing homelessness are unlawfully punished for standing by the side of roads with signs and accepting donations from nearby drivers.
Jan 29, 2019
Spaulding v. Natick School Committee
People have the right to speak truth to their elected officials and to hold them accountable.
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