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.

May 25, 2022

ACLU of Massachusetts files federal lawsuit seeking humanitarian parole for Afghans

The ACLU of Massachusetts, together with law firm Mintz, today filed a new lawsuit on behalf of Afghans facing danger at the hands of the reinstalled Taliban regime, and New England residents petitioning for their family members to be able to enter the United States through humanitarian parole.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
May 25, 2022

Beyond Roe Coalition applauds MA Senate investments to protect and expand abortion access

The Massachusetts Senate today adopted Amendment #388 as part of the FY2023 budget to protect and expand reproductive health care access in Massachusetts. The amendment would simplify access to emergency contraception and protect abortion providers in our state–key components of new Beyond Roe...
Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom
May 12, 2022

ACLU, Planned Parenthood, Reproductive Equity Now release advocacy agenda for post-Roe Massachusetts

Following a leaked draft opinion from the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, the newly rebranded Beyond Roe Coalition—led by the ACLU of Massachusetts, Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund of Massachusetts, and Reproductive Equity Now—today launched a new advocacy agenda to protect and expand...
Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom
May 11, 2022

ACLU of Massachusetts files free speech lawsuit on behalf of LGBTQ rights protesters

Our right to protest—and to counter-protest—in public forums is essential, and clearly enshrined in both the U.S. Constitution and Massachusetts Declaration of Rights.
Issue Areas: Free Speech and Expression, LGBTQ Rights
May 02, 2022

ACLU Comment on Reporting of Leaked SCOTUS Opinion Overturning Roe

However the decision ultimately comes down, the ACLU will never stop fighting for a person's right to choose when and if to have a child.
Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom
Apr 27, 2022

ACLU, Reproductive Equity Now, and Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund of MA applaud investment in abortion access in House budget

As other state legislatures introduce abortion bans and the Supreme Court is poised to gut or overturn Roe, we are grateful for the Massachusetts House's work to ensure that all Bay Staters have equal access to the reproductive health care they need.
Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom
Apr 27, 2022

Advocates support permanent remote access option for Boston public meetings

With virtual public meetings set to expire statewide on July 15, several advocacy organizations today announced support for a new Boston proposal to permanently establish virtual participation options for public meetings.
Issue Areas: Government Transparency
Apr 13, 2022

ACLU launches new “Know Your Sheriff” voter education campaign

Through community events and voter outreach, the new “Know Your Sheriff” campaign seeks to build public awareness of the life-changing decisions that sheriffs make, and how voters can move sheriffs to make communities safer and more just for all. 
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform
Apr 01, 2022

Massachusetts State Court Requires Police to Get a Warrant Before Securing “Tower Dumps”

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today ruled that police must get a warrant before securing “tower dumps” that provide location data about multiple people over multiple days—even if each individual “dump” covers just “small increments” of data.
Issue Areas: Privacy and Surveillance