Publication
Oct 30, 2018
Statue of Lady Justice
  • Criminal Law Reform

In district attorney races across the nation, reform is still on the agenda

Prosecutors used to campaign on locking people up. Now reform candidates are stumping for ending mass incarceration.
Publication
Oct 29, 2018
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  • Voting Rights|
  • +1 Issue

How the census citizenship question could affect future elections

The Trump administration is attempting to dilute the political influence of millions of people.
Publication
Oct 24, 2018
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  • Privacy and Surveillance|
  • +1 Issue

Amazon met with ICE officials to market its facial recognition product

The ACLU filed a Freedom of Information Act request demanding information on whether and how the Trump administration intends to use this technology.
Publication
Oct 22, 2018
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  • Privacy and Surveillance

Federal data protection legislation must be a floor—not a ceiling—for our digital rights

Data should never be used to discriminate, compromise individual liberty, or disrupt democracy.
Publication
Oct 19, 2018
Person's eye with bars around it to represent face surveillance
  • Privacy and Surveillance

Americans want face surveillance regulations, but government and big tech aren’t waiting for it

Companies and government agencies are surveilling us, whether we want it or not.
Publication
Oct 10, 2018
University of Massachusetts Amherst
  • Racial Justice|
  • +1 Issue

I was reported to police as an agitated Black male — for simply walking to work

A Black employee at the University of Massachusetts Amherst opens up about the racial profiling incident that rocked the campus and upended his life.
Publication
Oct 5, 2018
Trans Flag at March
  • LGBTQ Rights

November could be consequential for transgender and nonbinary people like me

A ballot initiative in Massachusetts is the latest assault on the right of transgender people to exist in public spaces.
Publication
Sep 26, 2018
Prison
  • Criminal Law Reform

Prisons’ refusal to provide adequate opioid treatment Is cruel and unlawful

In Massachusetts, people in prison are denied adequate care for opioid use disorder, increasing risk of relapse.
Publication
Sep 17, 2018
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1982: The last time 5 Massachusetts districts fought for DA

The voter turnout on primary day – from Boston to the Berkshires – shows that when voters are given a real choice on the ballot, they will get involved.