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7 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.
Jan 31, 2017
Louhghalam v. Trump
We're challenging President Trump's unconstitutional ban on Muslims.
Mar 07, 2016
Barthold v. Gordon College
Gordon College punished tenured professor after she spoke out against the president's anti-LGBTQ discrimination.
Jul 01, 2014
Doe v. Baker (formerly Doe v. Patrick)
In June 2014, three groups—Prisoners' Legal Services, the Center for Public Representation and the ACLU of Massachusetts—joined with the law firm WilmerHale to file a class-action suit challenging the imprisonment of Massachusetts women who are civilly committed for addictions to drugs or alcohol.
Dec 17, 2012
Fall River Public Schools Complaint
In June 2012, we filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights (OCR) against Fall River Public Schools, alledging that the district's frequent use of out-of-school suspension disproportionately harms students of color and students with disabilities.
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