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In June 2020, the ACLU of Massachusetts, together with WilmerHale, filed a lawsuit against the City of Springfield demanding information about the Springfield Police Department (SPD) and its racially discriminatory policing patterns and practices.
The ACLU of Massachusetts is suing the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office for information about a violent incident that occurred at the BCSO’s immigration detention facility.
In April 2020, the ACLU of Massachusetts, together with Fick & Marx LLP, filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of people incarcerated at the Federal Medical Center (FMC) in Devens, Massachusetts who are at severe risk of illness or death from COVID-19 due to advanced age or preexisting medic
The novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 is highly contagious. To protect their lives, petitioners Mario Luis Rodas-Mazariegos and Ray Anthony Marzouca seek immediate release from Plymouth County Corrections to a location where they may safely self-isolate for the duration of the outbreak.
The ACLU of Massachusetts filed an emergency petition to the Supreme Judicial Court to take prompt action to curb the spread of COVID-19 by reducing people who are incarcerated in Massachusetts jails.
The ACLU of Massachusetts is suing the federal government on behalf of three Massachusetts families with loved ones who are stranded in Mexico under the Trump administration’s “Migrant Protection Protocols” (MPP).