Research & Publications

This resource provides information and general guidance to Massachusetts public school leaders on the meaning and practical implications of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Mahmoud v. Taylor decision and related cases.

This Black History Month, let’s remember that historical erasure and disempowerment are not new strategies. But they can be effective strategies — if we don’t fight back.

Gideon Epstein, Technology for Liberty Policy Counsel at the ACLU of Massachusetts on how the federal government is building Big Brother.

Freedom of speech, press, association, and petition are the foundation of a vibrant democracy. Debate and dissent are particularly essential in election years, including the right of people to express their views through peaceful rallies and protests.

The ACLU of Massachusetts’ Racial Justice Program is continuing its work to dismantle systems of inequality in our schools, our health care, our democracy — and fighting those who seek to violate the civil liberties of the marginalized.

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was more than just a great orator, writer, and scholar; he was a relationship builder, an organizer, an activist — and that’s something we all have the power to do.