All Cases

22 Court Cases
Court Case
Aug 30, 2018
The Widener Library at Harvard University
  • Racial Justice

Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard

Affirmative action is one of the most effective tools for redressing the injustices caused by our nation’s historic discrimination against people of color and women.
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
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
Apr 03, 2017
Annie Dookhan and attorney
  • Criminal Law Reform|
  • +1 Issue

Bridgeman v. District Attorney for Suffolk County

Seeking answers on whether the more than 24,000 defendants whose cases were tainted by Dookhan should have their convictions vacated.
Court Case
Mar 08, 2017
Cartoon sketch of Sonja Farak
  • Criminal Law Reform|
  • +1 Issue

Commonwealth v. Cotto

Sonja Farak may have tainted thousands of drug cases, on top the 24,000 cases tainted by ex-chemist Annie Dookhan.
Court Case
Jan 31, 2017
Muslims Welcome Here sign
  • LGBTQ Rights|
  • +3 Issues

Louhghalam v. Trump

We're challenging President Trump's unconstitutional ban on Muslims.
Court Case
Mar 30, 2016
Scales of Justice
  • Criminal Law Reform|
  • +1 Issue

Commonwealth v. Laltaprasad

We are asking the Supreme Judicial Court to affirm that in cases involving mitigating facts, such as Mr. Laltaprasad’s case, judges have both statutory and constitutional authorities to sentence below the minimum.
Court Case
Mar 11, 2016
Students sitting with notebooks in their laps, taking notes
  • Government Transparency|
  • +1 Issue

ACLU v. U.S. Department of Education

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.