All Cases

116 Court Cases
Court Case
February 2, 2020
Body camera clipped onto police officer's uniform
  • Racial Justice|
  • +2 Issues

Rahim v. Conley

In June 2015, Usaamah Rahim was shot and killed during an encounter with the Boston Police Department and the FBI. Desperate to understand more about the events leading up to her son’s death, Ms. Rahim has filed a public records request.
Court Case
January 3, 2020
Maudy, Hanz, and their children
  • Immigrants' Rights

Constanza Lemus et al v. Wolf et al

The ACLU seeks to reunite a family of asylum-seekers separated by the Trump administration’s so-called “Migrant Protection Protocols.”
Court Case
December 19, 2019
Stethoscope
  • Criminal Justice Law Reform

Sclafani v. Mici

The ACLU is seeking to ensure adequate addiction treatment for three people incarcerated in Massachusetts.
Court Case
October 31, 2019
Screens with AI assisted analysis and surveillance of individuals
  • Privacy and Surveillance|
  • +1 Issue

ACLU v. Department of Justice

The ACLU is seeking information on the FBI and DEA's use of face surveillance technology.
Court Case
October 31, 2019
Scales of Justice
  • Free Speech and Expression

UpperWest v. ABCC

The Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission cannot punish restaurant owners for speaking truth to power.
Court Case
September 24, 2019
Boston Police Officer
  • Criminal Justice Law Reform|
  • +2 Issues

ACLU of Massachusetts v. City of Boston ("Operation Clean Sweep")

The ACLU is seeking information regarding “Operation Clean Sweep,” a police action that displaced several people experiencing homelessness in Boston.
Court Case
September 5, 2019
Parent holds baby's and
  • Immigrants' Rights

Rian Immigrant Center v. Cuccinelli

We are challenging the Trump administration’s abrupt termination of a program that protects seriously ill people from deportation and death.
Court Case
July 10, 2019
Collage of Massachusetts state IDs
  • Privacy and Surveillance|
  • +2 Issues

ACLU of Massachusetts v. MassDOT

The ACLU is seeking information about the use of face surveillance technology by government agencies in Massachusetts.
Court Case
June 12, 2019
Pereira Brito's three children sit on a bed with a handwritten "We miss you" sign
  • Immigrants' Rights

Pereira Brito v. Wilkinson (previously Pereira Brito v. Rosen and Pereira Brito v. Barr)

The ACLU is challenging the government’s practice of denying due process to detained immigrants.