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Apr 06, 2019
Apr 06, 2019
Defending criminal law reforms in Suffolk County
We urge Secretary Turco and the Baker administration to review the evidence-based approaches proposed by Suffolk DA Rachael Rollins.
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Apr 03, 2019
Apr 03, 2019
Without regulation, face surveillance has no place in Massachusetts
Massachusetts must ensure that rapid technological progress doesn’t get out ahead of our civil rights.
Issue Areas:
Privacy and Surveillance
Mar 28, 2019
Mar 28, 2019
ACLU of Massachusetts challenges unconstitutional ban on “panhandling”
We are suing the City of Fall River for using a state statute to criminalize poverty.
Issue Areas:
Free Speech and Expression
Mar 27, 2019
Mar 27, 2019
Scituate votes to suspend restrictions on political signs
Following ACLU demand letter, the Town of Scituate voted not to enforce restrictions on political signs in May 2019 election.
Issue Areas:
Free Speech and Expression
Mar 19, 2019
Mar 19, 2019
Statement on Supreme Court decision in Nielsen v. Preap
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the most extreme interpretation of the mandatory immigration detention statute.
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court Cases:
Gordon v. Johnson and Castaneda v. Souza
Mar 19, 2019
Mar 19, 2019
Facts Over Fear: Benefits of declining to prosecute misdemeanor, low-level felonies
New analysis shows Suffolk County has history of dismissing over half of misdemeanors and low-level felonies
Mar 15, 2019
Mar 15, 2019
Federal prisons are denying addiction treatment to people behind bars
Federal prisons are denying medication-assisted treatment to incarcerated patients suffering from opioid addiction.
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Court Cases:
DiPierro v. Hurwitz
Mar 07, 2019
Mar 07, 2019
What is the Boston Police-ICE task force? We filed a request to find out.
We hope this public records request is a step toward aligning police practices and the City’s stated support for immigrants and workers.
Feb 19, 2019
Feb 19, 2019
Notice campaign seeks to reach thousands of people wrongfully convicted in Massachusetts’ drug lab scandals
More than 47,000 drug charges have been dismissed after misconduct in the state drug lab scandals.
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
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