Takeaways from the 2023-2024 legislative session
During the 2023-2024 legislative session, the ACLU of Massachusetts and our partners fought hard to shore up civil liberties for people in our state.
August 2, 2024On Liberty
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Juneteenth 2024: Celebrating the Past and Redefining the Future of Freedom in Massachusetts
By David Benoit, Racial Justice Community Advocate at the ACLU of Massachusetts
June 13, 2024
Black History Month
The ACLU of Massachusetts’ Racial Justice Program is continuing its work to dismantle systems of inequality in our schools, our health care, our democracy — and fighting those who seek to violate the civil liberties of the marginalized.
February 1, 2024
Finding the courage to be change-makers in our communities
One year ago, artist Hank Willis Thomas unveiled his sculpture, "The Embrace," honoring the legacies of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King. The work stands as a celebration of the couple’s historical significance — but also an enduring commitment to advancing racial justice...
January 11, 2024
GPT-4 and the Future of Democracy
By Carol Rose
These days, it’s hard to distinguish hype from reality when it comes to GPT-4 and other breakthroughs in large language models (LLMs) that the tech companies are releasing into the world.
What you need to know about automatic license plate readers
This technology is unregulated in Massachusetts—and it implicates civil liberties.
December 12, 2022