All Cases

20 Court Cases
Court Case
Mar 21, 2019
Boston Police Special Operations Officer
  • Police Accountability

Regis v. Gross

Police are sworn to keep the peace and public safety, not to violently bang down the wrong door and assault innocent residents of Boston.
Court Case
Nov 26, 2018
Madelyn Linsenmer and her son Ayden
  • Police Accountability|
  • +1 Issue

Linsenmeir v. City of Springfield and Estate of Madelyn E. Linsenmeir v. City of Springfield

The ACLU is seeking justice for a young woman denied medical care in state custody.
Court Case
Nov 15, 2018
Boston Police Officer
  • Police Accountability|
  • +3 Issues

ACLU of Massachusetts v. Boston Police Department

The ACLU is seeking information about the police department’s “gang database.”
Court Case
Aug 29, 2018
Police with handcuffs
  • Police Accountability

Gray v. Cummings

Judith Gray was tased by a police officer while she was experiencing symptoms of her bipolar disorder.
Court Case
Oct 23, 2017
Police put a black person in handcuffs
  • Police Accountability|
  • +1 Issue

Commonwealth v. Buckley

Pretext traffic stops have enabled racially biased policing with dangerous consequences for people of color.
Court Case
Jun 30, 2016
Cell phone cameras as tiles in front of black background
  • 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 29, 2015
Eurie Stamps smiles with his wife Norma.
  • Police Accountability|
  • +1 Issue

Stamps v. Town of Framingham

A case involving a Framingham SWAT raid that killed an innocent African-American grandfather centers on safety of people seized by the police.
Court Case
Aug 19, 2015
Mary Holmes standing in front of a brick wall
  • Police Accountability|
  • +1 Issue

Holmes v. Garvey

MBTA police officers brutally beat and arrested Mary Holmes after she spoke out to prevent the officers from abusing a person in her community.
Court Case
Aug 06, 2015
public-safety-is-none-of-your.jpg
  • Government Transparency|
  • +2 Issues

ACLU of Massachusetts v. Evans