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Jun 22, 2023
Jun 22, 2023
New statewide data shows overdose deaths have reached an all-time high
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Jun 14, 2023
Jun 14, 2023
Reproductive advocacy groups launch campaign to bolster patient protections by banning sale of cellphone location data
Reproductive advocacy groups launched “Your Location: It’s None of Their Business,” a campaign to ban the sale and trade of cellphone location information in Massachusetts.
May 22, 2023
May 22, 2023
U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Challenge to Warrantless Pole Camera Surveillance
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear Moore v. United States, leaving in place a patchwork of lower court decisions on an important and recurring question about privacy rights.
Issue Areas:
Privacy and Surveillance
May 16, 2023
May 16, 2023
ACLU of Massachusetts pushes back against proposed Ludlow book restriction policy
The ACLU of Massachusetts today called on the Ludlow School Committee to reject a proposed school library policy that would impose sweeping and unjustifiable restrictions on learning materials and could effectively restrict access to LGBTQ-themed books. The proposed policy raises numerous legal...
May 09, 2023
May 09, 2023
ACLU files public records lawsuit against Auditor’s Office for wrongfully withholding records
The ACLU of Massachusetts today filed a public records lawsuit against the Office of the State Auditor for wrongfully withholding documents related to prisoner deaths and health care at houses of correction in two counties.
Issue Areas:
Government Transparency
Apr 28, 2023
Apr 28, 2023
North Brookfield “Small Town Pride” to include drag performance, after ACLU of Massachusetts demand
We hope that all Massachusetts communities take note: discrimination against those who choose to express themselves through drag is inconsistent with our state and federal constitutions.
Apr 21, 2023
Apr 21, 2023
ACLU of Massachusetts Comment on Supreme Court Decision in Medication Abortion Case
This is very welcome news, but it’s frightening to think that Americans came within hours of losing access to a medication that is used in most abortions in this country.
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Apr 19, 2023
Apr 19, 2023
ACLU calls on North Brookfield officials to reconsider unconstitutional restrictions on “Small Town Pride”
Drag is a creative celebration of LGBTQ+ culture, and the government has no right to censor LGBTQ+ people and expression.
Apr 14, 2023
Apr 14, 2023
Statement of the ACLU of Massachusetts on release of video footage of violent incident at Bristol County jail
The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office has released video footage of a May 2020 incident at a Bristol County jail that appears to show correctional officers using force against a group of civil immigration detainees.
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