All Cases

113 Court Cases
Court Case
Jul 01, 2014
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  • Criminal Law Reform|
  • +1 Issue

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.
Court Case
Feb 19, 2014
Cellphone Victory Rays privacy surveillance vector
  • Privacy and Surveillance

Commonwealth v. Augustine

In a landmark ACLU of Massachusetts case, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled in 2014 that Massachusetts citizens have a constitutionally protected interest in cell site location information.
Court Case
Jan 18, 2013
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  • Reproductive Freedom

ACLU of Massachusetts v. Sebelius, et al.

Court Case
Dec 17, 2012
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  • LGBTQ Rights|
  • +1 Issue

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.
Court Case
Jan 05, 2012
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  • Free Speech and Expression|
  • +1 Issue

Glik v. Cunniffe

Arrested for "illegal wiretapping" in 2007 after recording police officers roughly arresting a young man, ACLU client Simon Glik sued three police officers and the City of Boston for violating his civil rights.