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Court Case
May 19, 2017
Deanna Mya and Colleen Cook
  • Racial Justice|
  • +1 Issue

Cook v. Mystic Valley Regional Charter School

Two 15-year-old Black Boston-area students have been repeatedly punished by their school for wearing their hair in braids with extensions.
Court Case
Jun 30, 2016
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  • Police Accountability|
  • +1 Issue

Martin v. Rollins (formerly Martin v. Evans, Martin v. Gross)

We filed a federal lawsuit defending the right to record the police in performance of public duties.
Court Case
Sep 21, 2015
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  • Free Speech and Expression|
  • +1 Issue

McLaughlin v. Lowell (formerly Copley v. Lowell)

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.
Court Case
Jan 10, 2015
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  • Free Speech and Expression

Thayer v. City of Worcester

ACLU of Massachusetts suit in federal court seeks to block two anti-panhandling ordinances enacted in 2013 by the City of Worcester.
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.