Press Releases

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Sep 12, 2024

ACLU publishes “Massachusetts 2024 Election Action Plan”

The ACLU of Massachusetts released the “Massachusetts 2024 Election Action Plan,” outlining the organization’s work to ensure a free and fair election this November.
Issue Areas: Voting Rights
Jul 30, 2024

Massachusetts for Overdose Prevention Centers statement on Senate overdose prevention bill

Massachusetts is facing an ongoing opioid crisis, with six people dying every day from overdose. We thank the Massachusetts legislature for responding to this crisis with urgency and compassion.
Jul 09, 2024

Reproductive advocacy groups applaud House effort to protect sensitive location data

Massachusetts elected officials must continue to fight with renewed urgency to ensure that we the people maintain control over our most private and personal information.
Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom
Jun 28, 2024

ACLU of Massachusetts responds to Supreme Court decision in Grants Pass v. Johnson

Make no mistake: We cannot arrest our way out of homelessness. Instead, communities must prioritize proven solutions, like making housing more affordable and providing accessible and voluntary treatment.
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform, Economic Justice
Jun 27, 2024

ACLU of Massachusetts statement on Supreme Court decision in emergency medical care case

The Court had a chance to hold that pregnant people have the basic right to emergency abortion care, but it decided to punt.
Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom
Jun 24, 2024

Legislative committee advances bill to modernize Open Meeting Law, guarantee hybrid meetings

In the wake of the pandemic, too many government bodies have reverted to in-person-only meetings, disenfranchising people with disabilities and others.
Issue Areas: Government Transparency
Jun 18, 2024

Massachusetts for Overdose Prevention Centers comment on new VT law authorizing OPCs

Vermont yesterday passed legislation that authorizes and funds an initial overdose prevention center (OPC) pilot in Burlington. 
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform
Jun 13, 2024

ACLU of Massachusetts statement on Supreme Court decision in medication abortion case

While abortion remains protected in Massachusetts, we know that anti-abortion extremists won’t be stopped by this ruling.
Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom
Jun 12, 2024

Massachusetts for Overdose Prevention Centers responds to new statewide overdose death data

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health released new data today on the number of overdose-related deaths in Massachusetts in 2023. This data shows that there have been an estimated 2,125 overdose deaths in 2023, a 10 percent decrease compared to the 2,357 estimated overdose deaths in 2022.