Press Releases

Groups File Nationwide Class-Action Lawsuit Over Trump Birthright Citizenship Order

Immigrants rights’ advocates filed a new nationwide class-action lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s executive order restricting birthright citizenship.

June 27, 2025

ACLU of Massachusetts comment on Supreme Court ruling in U.S. v. Skrmetti

The U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling in U.S. v. Skrmetti, a challenge brought by three transgender adolescents, their families, and medical provider against a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming hormone therapies for transgender people under 18.

June 18, 2025

Transgender US Passport Holders Granted Temporary Relief in Challenge to Trump Gender Marker Policy

This decision acknowledges the immediate and profound negative impact that this passport policy has on the ability of people across the country to travel for work, school, and family.

June 17, 2025

Federal District Court Strikes Down NIH’s Unlawful Directives That Led to the Elimination of Critical Research

In a major victory for public health, the court ruled that NIH’s actions targeting certain research were unlawful, arbitrary and capricious, and therefore void.

June 16, 2025

Legal Organizations Across Ideologies Urge Court to Block President Trump’s Unconstitutional Attacks on Harvard

Legal organizations across the ideological spectrum today urged the District of Massachusetts court to block the Trump administration’s attempted hostile ideological takeover of Harvard University.

June 9, 2025

Residents sue City of Quincy and Mayor Koch to stop plan for religious statues on public building

A multifaith group of Quincy, Massachusetts residents and taxpayers filed a lawsuit today in Norfolk Superior Court to halt the planned installation of two large religious statues of Catholic saints at the entrance of the city’s new public safety building. The plaintiffs are members of diverse...

May 27, 2025