All Cases

111 Court Cases
Court Case
Feb 17, 2023
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  • Police Accountability

Okosi v. Roby

The ACLU and Todd & Weld filed a lawsuit on behalf of Michael Okosi, seeking justice for the harm he suffered—including physical and emotional injuries—based on the lies of one police officer.
Court Case
Dec 12, 2022
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  • Privacy and Surveillance|
  • +2 Issues

ACLU of Massachusetts v. Executive Office of Public Safety and Security et al.

The ACLU of Massachusetts, together with law firm Wolf Greenfield, filed a lawsuit against two Massachusetts agencies for failing to produce public records regarding the state’s use of automatic license plate reader (ALPR) technology.
Court Case
Dec 06, 2022
Blue and yellow color treatment on police car
  • Police Accountability|
  • +1 Issue

ACLU of Massachusetts v. City of Pittsfield

The ACLU of Massachusetts filed a public records lawsuit against the City of Pittsfield for failing to produce the Pittsfield Police Department’s policies, procedures, and records of street-level interactions.
Court Case
Sep 19, 2022
Public records example
  • Government Transparency

ACLU of Massachusetts v. CIA

The ACLU of Massachusetts filed a public records lawsuit to gather information about whether former President Donald Trump lied when he recently asserted the existence of a declassification “standing order” for materials he removed from the Oval Office.
Court Case
Jun 21, 2022
Stilphen v. Boston Police Department
  • Police Accountability|
  • +1 Issue

Stilphen v. City of Boston

The ACLU of Massachusetts, together with law firm Goodwin Procter LLP, filed a civil rights lawsuit on behalf of the family of Shayne Stilphen for his wrongful death while in the custody of the Boston Police Department.
Court Case
May 25, 2022
Courtroom
  • Immigrants' Rights

Roe v. Mayorkas

The ACLU filed a lawsuit on behalf of Afghans facing danger at the hands of the reinstalled Taliban regime, and on behalf of New England-based loved ones attempting to bring them to safety in the United States through a process called humanitarian parole.
Court Case
May 11, 2022
LGBTQ Bullhorn Protest
  • Free Speech and Expression|
  • +1 Issue

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.
Court Case
Jan 13, 2022
Prison
  • Immigrants' Rights

Acosta Granados v. Plymouth County Sheriff’s Department

Full case details will be posted soon.
Court Case
Jan 13, 2022
Badge on Customs and Border Patrol officer's uniform in focus with families lined up in background
  • Immigrants' Rights|
  • +1 Issue

ACLU of Massachusetts and American Oversight v. ICE

The ACLU of Massachusetts, together with American Oversight, filed a lawsuit seeking the release of records concerning the investigation and prosecution of a state court judge.