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Feb 01, 2018
Feb 01, 2018
ACLU to court: strike down Massachusetts' voter cutoff law
We are urging the Massachusetts high court to declare the state’s 20-day voter registration cutoff law unconstitutional.
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Jan 31, 2018
Jan 31, 2018
Eleven travelers in groundbreaking case face substantial risk of future unconstitutional searches
ACLU to court: allow legal challenge to proceed against warrantless searches of traveler’s electronics.
Issue Areas:
Privacy and Surveillance
Jan 25, 2018
Jan 25, 2018
Statement on Secretary Galvin's proposed same-day voter registration
Voting is the fundamental right upon which all our civil liberties rest.
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Jan 25, 2018
Jan 25, 2018
Northampton man is released after months in ICE custody
ICE tried to take Mr. Abdalla away from his family after more than 40 years in the United States.
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jan 16, 2018
Jan 16, 2018
Involuntarily treatment for substance use is harmful—and sometimes deadly
“We should instead be empowering people to obtain community-based treatment on demand.”
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Dec 19, 2017
Dec 19, 2017
Massachusetts Attorney General asks Supreme Judicial Court to hear drug lab case
Sweeping misconduct by state officials requires a systemic solution.
Dec 07, 2017
Dec 07, 2017
Bay Staters support equal and affordable healthcare
Massachusetts has a long history of leading the nation in safeguarding healthcare access and women’s rights.
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Dec 06, 2017
Dec 06, 2017
Contraception is a key tool for gender equity
Contraceptive access is a critical part of achieving gender equity in education and employment.
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Nov 27, 2017
Nov 27, 2017
Anthony Scaramucci cannot silence Camilo Caballero
Scaramucci threatened to sue a Tufts student for writing a critical column in the school paper.
Issue Areas:
Free Speech and Expression
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