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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
May 16, 2017
May 16, 2017
ACLU of Massachusetts challenges Malden charter school's discriminatory hair policy
Despite their temporary suspension of the policy, we still have concerns about the environment within the institution.
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
May 09, 2017
May 09, 2017
Incoming Exam School Classes Fail to Reflect Boston’s Diversity, Especially at Boston Latin School
Incoming Exam School Classes Fail to Reflect Boston’s Diversity, Especially at Boston Latin School
May 08, 2017
May 08, 2017
The Trump Administration overreached — and they lost
President Trump can’t cut off federal funding to cities that refuse to cooperate with federal immigration authorities.
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Apr 29, 2017
Apr 29, 2017
The biggest dismissal in American history should have happened years earlier
“Americans who care about due process, and the epidemic of wrongful convictions, should be worried.”
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Apr 20, 2017
Apr 20, 2017
Massachusetts high court order confirms the dismissal of over 21K wrongful convictions
Today marks a victory for tens of thousands of people who were wrongfully convicted based on fabricated evidence.
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