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Jul 31, 2026

ACLU of Massachusetts Applauds Final Passage of Bill Protecting School and Public Libraries from Political Interference

Bill protects students’ rights to access a diverse array of library materials selected by librarians and educators

Jul 29, 2026

Immigrants’ Rights Coalition Applauds Agreement to Advance PROTECT Act

Bill strictly limits local assistance to federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and bars civil immigration arrests at state courthouses

Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Jul 29, 2026

ACLU of Massachusetts Sues U.S. Department of Defense for Public Records on Military Officers Assigned to Serve as Temporary Immigration Judges

The apparent deployment of active-duty military as judges with the power to deport and jail civilians raises serious constitutional questions

Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights, Government Transparency

Court Cases: ACLU of Massachusetts v. U.S. Department of Defense

Jul 23, 2026

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

Last year, a federal court blocked the Trump administration’s efforts at a hostile ideological takeover of Harvard University

Issue Areas: Free Speech and Expression

Jul 22, 2026

Federal Judge Finds Disenfranchisement is ‘Plausibly Likely and Imminent’ Due to Executive Order Restricting Mail Voting

U.S. District Court in Massachusetts rules that voting rights group have standing and valid constitutional claims to move forward with a challenge to the executive order

Issue Areas: Voting Rights

Court Cases: League of Women Voters of Massachusetts v. Trump

Jul 21, 2026

Voting Rights Groups File Renewed Request for Preliminary Injunction to Block Executive Order Restricting Mail-in Ballots

Motion seeks to stop U.S. Postal Service from imposing rules that will disenfranchise American citizens and throw elections into chaos

Issue Areas: Voting Rights

Court Cases: League of Women Voters of Massachusetts v. Trump

Jul 20, 2026

ACLU of Massachusetts Surveillance Discovery Project to help defense attorneys learn if surveillance tech was used to build a case against their clients

Defendants should know when police use digital surveillance technology such as facial recognition software or license plate trackers. Model discovery motions will help lawyers find out.

Issue Areas: Privacy and Surveillance, Criminal Justice Law Reform, Police Accountability

Jul 13, 2026

ACLU of Massachusetts Renews “What a Difference a DA Makes” Campaign for 2026 District Attorney Elections

Long-running public education initiative highlights the impact prosecutors have on the community and the power of voters to hold them accountable

Issue Areas: Criminal Justice Law Reform, Racial Justice

Jul 2, 2026

ACLU of Massachusetts Releases New Toolkit to Help People Challenge Flock Cameras in Their Communities

New guide highlights the dangers of mass surveillance, offers practical steps to curb the use of automatic license plate readers by local police departments

Issue Areas: Privacy and Surveillance

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