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SCOTUS decision protects access to abortion services (at least temporarily)

In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court granted an emergency stay and barred Texas from implementing a law that would have closed all but nine of the state’s clinics.

July 2, 2015

Michelle Alexander: Race Matters

Civil rights hero, Michelle Alexander (author of The New Jim Crow), recently accepted the ACLU’s 2015 Dorsen Presidential Prize by sharing her insights in this video.

July 1, 2015

ACLU foster-care case, Babets, made landmark win for gay rights in Massachusetts

As we celebrate the recent Supreme Court ruling striking down state laws barring same sex couples from marrying, we should also remember the early heroes who helped win the right of gay couples in our state to be foster parents.

July 1, 2015

Defending modern-day civil rights heroes

A new civil rights movement is emerging in America. In the streets and on social media, ordinary people are rising up to confront injustice and to demand equal protection of the law. The ACLU is proud to defend and stand with them.

July 1, 2015

SCOTUS clears way to strike down Worcester anti-begging ordinance

Following Friday's landmark ruling on marriage equality, this morning the Supreme Court struck a blow for speech equality.

June 29, 2015

"We were dancing in the hallways!"

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June 27, 2015