This page highlights current or important ACLU of Massachusetts cases, and provides ways to sort and search for other casework.
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In September 2022, 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.
In June 2022, 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 (BPD). According to the complaint, BPD officers failed to...
In May 2022, we 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.
In May 2022, 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.
The ACLU of Massachusetts, together with American Oversight, filed a lawsuit seeking the release of records, including the communications of seven senior agency officials and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of MA, concerning the investigation and prosecution of a state court judge.
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