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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Apr 10, 2019

ACLU of Massachusetts v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

The ACLU is seeking the federal immigration agency’s communications with cooperating local law enforcement.

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Jun 28, 2017

Shawn Musgrave and Nasser Eledroos v. Clerk of the Superior Court for Criminal Business in Suffolk County, et al.

Challenging government secrecy in prosecutors' use of surveillance letters called "administrative subpoenas"

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Mar 31, 2016

Motion to unseal docket sheet for All Writs Act case in Massachusetts

The ACLU discovered what we suspect is an entirely sealed docket associated with the government’s request for an All Writs Act order.

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Mar 30, 2016

ACLU v. FBI

We are seeking documents about the state's participation in secretive "Joint Terrorism Task Forces" and the killing of Ibragim Todashev.

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Mar 11, 2016

ACLU v. U.S. Department of Education

Student debt is a major driver of lifelong debt cycles and presents a significant civil rights challenge. The federal student loan program grows out of a commitment to educational opportunities for all...

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Aug 27, 2015

Champa v. Town of Weston Public Schools

Victory! In October 2015, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that public schools must turn over records relating to special education placements.

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