Cases

For more than one hundred years, ACLU lawyers have been at the center of one history-making court case after another, participating in more Supreme Court cases than any other private organization. 

This page highlights current and important ACLU of Massachusetts cases, and provides ways to sort and search for other casework.

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Feb 17, 2023

Okosi v. Roby

Police Accountability

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. 

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Dec 12, 2022

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

Privacy and Surveillance

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...

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Dec 6, 2022

ACLU of Massachusetts v. City of Pittsfield

Police Accountability

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...

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Sep 19, 2022

ACLU of Massachusetts v. CIA

Government Transparency

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...

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Stilphen v. Boston Police Department
Jun 21, 2022

Stilphen v. City of Boston

Police Accountability

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...

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May 25, 2022

Roe v. Mayorkas

Immigrants' Rights

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...

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