Press Releases - Page 20 of 82 - ACLU of Massachusetts

Mar 24, 2022

Advocates applaud Massachusetts House’s hybrid hearing plans

Across the Commonwealth, remote access to public meetings has significantly increased public participation in state and local government.

Issue Areas: Government Transparency

Mar 22, 2022

Legislative commission recommends further reforms on face surveillance technology

After more than a year of study and deliberation, the Commission has concluded Massachusetts needs tighter regulation on face surveillance technology in order to protect Bay Staters’ civil liberties and community safety.

Issue Areas: Privacy and Surveillance, Police Accountability

Feb 28, 2022

ACLU, American Oversight Ask Judge to Order Further Searches in Lawsuit Related to Federal Prosecution of State Court Judge

The ACLU and American Oversight filed a brief in support of their lawsuit against ICE for the release of records concerning the prosecution of a Massachusetts state judge, including the emails and text messages of seven agency officials.

Issue Areas: Government Transparency

Jan 27, 2022

Massachusetts House passes the VOTES Act

Passage of the VOTES Act in the Massachusetts House represents important progress, and we are grateful that state lawmakers adopted reforms—from widespread mail-in voting to improved access for eligible incarcerated voters—that will address barriers to the ballot and expand the hard-won right...

Issue Areas: Voting Rights

Jan 20, 2022

Following Defeat of Federal Voting Bill in U.S. Senate, Election Modernization Coalition urges Massachusetts Legislature to pass VOTES Act

The Massachusetts Election Modernization Coalition is deeply disappointed that the U.S. Senate cannot find a way to pass the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act to protect access to the ballot box across the country.

Issue Areas: Voting Rights

Jan 06, 2022

ACLU statement on Boston Police Department commissioner search

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu today announced a Boston Police commissioner search committee.

Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform

Jan 04, 2022

ACLU statement on Qualified Immunity Commission Report

We are very glad that the commission clearly named the out-of-step ‘threats, intimidation or coercion’ language as a problem that needs to be fixed before any other progress can be made.

Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform

Dec 29, 2021

Federal appeals court rules detained immigrants are entitled to fair hearings

The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit confirmed yesterday that the government must bear the burden of proof in immigration bail hearings. The decision affirms a key holding in a landmark class action filed in Boston federal court in 2019 by the ACLU of Massachusetts...

Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Dec 15, 2021

Statement of the ACLU of Massachusetts on Wu administration’s updated Mass. and Cass plan

The ACLU of Massachusetts welcomes Mayor Wu’s proposed public health-oriented approach to address the intersecting crises people are experiencing in the Mass. and Cass area.

Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform

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