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Jul 20, 2020
Jul 20, 2020
ACLU statement on House Committee on Ways and Means omnibus policing bill
At this watershed moment in history, the Massachusetts legislature has the opportunity and duty to truly reform policing.
Jul 14, 2020
Jul 14, 2020
State Senate passes necessary police reform
This bill takes significant steps to protect people and to strengthen police accountability in the Commonwealth. While the ACLU and many of our allies still wish to see qualified immunity eliminated, we commend the Senate for taking this critical action and urge the House to do the same.
Jul 08, 2020
Jul 08, 2020
ACLU supports amendments to strengthen Senate police reform bill
The ACLU of Massachusetts is calling on the State Senate to restrict qualified immunity, ban dangerous police tactics, and press pause on government use of face surveillance technology.
Jul 06, 2020
Jul 06, 2020
ACLU statement on Senate police reform and racial equity omnibus bill
Across the country, people are demanding a complete shift in policing. The State Senate's bill responds to that call to action.
Jul 02, 2020
Jul 02, 2020
ACLU, 100 organizations call for reforms to police practices, qualified immunity
More than 100 organizations support two Massachusetts bills that would hold police accountable for violence and abuse.
Jul 01, 2020
Jul 01, 2020
Easthampton passes municipal ban on face surveillance technology
Easthampton now joins six other Massachusetts municipalities—Boston, Springfield, Cambridge, Northampton, Brookline, and Somerville—which passed bans over the past year.
Issue Areas:
Privacy and Surveillance
Jun 24, 2020
Jun 24, 2020
Boston becomes largest city on East Coast to ban face surveillance
The Boston City Council voted unanimously to pass a ban on city government use of face surveillance technology, becoming the second largest city in the world to do so.
Issue Areas:
Privacy and Surveillance
Jun 18, 2020
Jun 18, 2020
ACLU of Massachusetts statement on Supreme Court DACA decision
We commend the court for holding that the Trump administration acted unlawfully in ending the DACA program. Make no mistake: President Trump and his administration’s decision to abandon the DACA program was a political one, not a legal one.
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jun 17, 2020
Jun 17, 2020
ACLU of Massachusetts statement on bill to license Massachusetts police officers
POST is a welcome first step, but more can—and should—be done to dramatically change the role police play in our communities.
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