Press Releases

The American Civil Liberties Union has media staff available to handle inquiries from journalists on issues affecting civil liberties, including questions on legislative matters that touch on civil liberties and constitutional freedoms and inquiries related to ACLU lawsuits. Reporters with questions about ACLU work, please contact media@aclum.org.

Jul 31, 2023

Statement of the ACLU of Massachusetts on 2024 state budget compromise

Massachusetts lawmakers announced a 2024 state budget compromise over the weekend, with a final proposal filed Sunday night and a vote scheduled for today. 
Issue Areas: Economic Justice
Jul 26, 2023

Public access advocates testify in support of guaranteed hybrid open meetings

Hybrid meetings are the only way to maximize public access to government deliberations. The legislature should update the Open Meeting Law to guarantee hybrid meetings moving forward.
Issue Areas: Government Transparency
Jun 29, 2023

ACLU Comment on Supreme Court’s Ruling Against Harvard and UNC’s Affirmative Action Policies

The movement against affirmative action is part of a larger effort to rewrite our nation’s history, erase the lived experiences of people of color, and obstruct our full and equal participation in our democracy.
Issue Areas: Racial Justice
Jun 26, 2023

Advocates, experts call on lawmakers to ban sale of cellphone location data

Reproductive advocacy groups, abortion care providers, privacy and technology experts, LGBTQ+ organizations, and others called on state lawmakers to pass the Location Shield Act.
Issue Areas: Privacy and Surveillance, Reproductive Freedom, LGBTQ Rights, Freedom of Religion and Belief
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. 
Issue Areas: Privacy and Surveillance, Reproductive Freedom, LGBTQ Rights
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

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...
Issue Areas: Free Speech and Expression, LGBTQ Rights
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