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Jun 16, 2017
Jun 16, 2017
ACLU of Massachusetts statement on Michelle Carter guilty verdict
Michelle Carter was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the suicide of Conrad Roy III.
Jun 15, 2017
Jun 15, 2017
District attorneys abuse mandatory minimum drug sentences
It’s no surprise that the district attorneys want to hold onto this near absolute power.
Jun 13, 2017
Jun 13, 2017
Massachusetts has the opportunity to lead on consumer internet privacy
We cannot look to Washington D.C. to fix a problem it is responsible for creating.
Issue Areas:
Privacy and Surveillance
Jun 12, 2017
Jun 12, 2017
Statement on new appeals court upholding block on Trump’s Muslim ban
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jun 06, 2017
Jun 06, 2017
First-ever notice campaign to thousands of wrongfully convicted people in Dookhan drug cases
The first-of-its-kind notice campaign is to inform wrongfully convicted people that they have a path to justice.
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Jun 06, 2017
Jun 06, 2017
Settlement reached in MBTA police brutality case
“Hopefully, these policy changes will act as a deterrent and help ensure that no one else has to go through what I went through.”
Issue Areas:
Police Accountability
May 25, 2017
May 25, 2017
Statement on Appeals Court Upholding Block on Trump’s Muslim Ban
A second federal appeals court has ruled in favor of fairness and liberty.
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
May 23, 2017
May 23, 2017
ACLU files federal petition to challenge ongoing, illegal detention of Massachusetts resident
Immigration detention isn’t supposed to be punishment. If the government can’t deport our client, it has to let him go.
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
May 22, 2017
May 22, 2017
Sanctuary cities combat Trump's anti-immigrant attacks on the local level
Cities and towns across Massachusetts are standing against the Trump administration’s anti-immigrant policies.
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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