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.

Dec 16, 2020

ACLU of Massachusetts statement on Martin v. Rollins

Amid a nationwide reckoning with police brutality and racial injustice, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit Court has affirmed the right to secretly record police performing their pubic duties.
Dec 15, 2020

State supreme court strikes down ban on seeking charity from motorists

The Supreme Judicial Court has emphatically declared that laws which target people who ask for charity are unconstitutional and a violation of civil rights and civil liberties.
Dec 09, 2020

Statement of the ACLU of Massachusetts on vaccine distribution plan

Making vaccines available to incarcerated people is an important step toward containing COVID-19 inside and outside of jails and prisons, but leaders should also act now to reduce incarceration levels and increase testing.
Dec 01, 2020

Statement of ACLU on police reform in Massachusetts

Massachusetts lawmakers have acknowledged and responded to the urgent local and nationwide demands for police accountability and justice. This bill represents meaningful progress for Massachusetts, even as more work remains to be done.
Nov 30, 2020

Statement of ACLU on Massachusetts policing bill

Nationwide, people have taken to the streets to end police violence, and we applaud the Beacon Hill leaders who responded to calls for reform and racial justice.
Nov 18, 2020

Massachusetts Senate adopts amendment to improve abortion access

By removing medically unnecessary barriers to care in Massachusetts law, Amendment #180 reaffirms that abortion is essential, time-sensitive health care.
Nov 17, 2020

Department of Justice alleges constitutional violations in Massachusetts prisons

From providing adequate mental health care to slowing the spread of COVID-19, Massachusetts must do more to save the lives of people in jails and prisons.
Nov 17, 2020

Statement of the ACLU of Massachusetts on digital COVID-19 contact tracing

Massachusetts leaders are right to center privacy, equity, efficacy, and security in their exploration of tech-assisted contact tracing.