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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Maudy, Hanz, and their children
Jan 3, 2020

Constanza Lemus et al v. Wolf et al

Immigrants' Rights
Status: Filed

The ACLU seeks to reunite a family of asylum-seekers separated by the Trump administration’s so-called “Migrant Protection Protocols.”

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Stethoscope
Dec 19, 2019

Sclafani v. Mici

Criminal Law Reform
Status: Filed

The ACLU is seeking to ensure adequate addiction treatment for three people incarcerated in Massachusetts.

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Scales of Justice
Oct 31, 2019

UpperWest v. ABCC

Free Speech and Expression

The Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission cannot punish restaurant owners for speaking truth to power.

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Screens with AI assisted analysis and surveillance of individuals
Oct 31, 2019

ACLU v. Department of Justice

Privacy and Surveillance

The ACLU is seeking information on the FBI and DEA's use of face surveillance technology.

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Boston Police Officer
Sep 24, 2019

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

Criminal Law Reform

The ACLU is seeking information regarding “Operation Clean Sweep,” a police action that displaced several people experiencing homelessness in Boston.

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Parent holds baby's and
Sep 5, 2019

Rian Immigrant Center v. Cuccinelli

Immigrants' Rights

We are challenging the Trump administration’s abrupt termination of a program that protects seriously ill people from deportation and death.

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