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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Jul 12, 2018

Massachusetts Peace Action v. City of Cambridge

The voices of event organizers and participants should be encouraged and applauded, not taxed.

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Jul 12, 2018

Gonzalez-Garcia v. Sessions

We are suing to reunite a mother in Massachusetts and her daughter who were forcibly separated at the border.

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May 2, 2018

Garcia et al v. Dept. of Housing and Community Development

The state should use hotels when needed to accommodate homeless families with disability-related concerns.

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Mar 13, 2018

Pensamiento v. McDonald

Immigration officials are preventing people in immigration detention from attending state court proceedings.

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Feb 13, 2018

Calderon v. Nielsen

We are challenging Trump's attacks against married couples and families pursuing lawful immigration status.

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Dec 5, 2017

Massachusetts v. Hargan et. al

The Trump administration is allowing discrimination against people seeking reproductive health care.

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