Publication
Sep 13, 2018
Oumou Kanoute
  • Racial Justice

A Smith College employee called the police on me for eating lunch while Black

A student opens up about experiencing racial profiling at Smith College and what she expects Smith to do to address it.
Publication
Sep 9, 2018
silhouette outline of player kneeling in front of an American flag
  • Free Speech and Expression|
  • +1 Issue

An insider's account of the NFL players' take-a-knee movement

I worked at the NFL. The players were never protesting the military, but racial injustice – police brutality, mass incarceration, and systemic racism.
Publication
Sep 4, 2018
I voted!
  • Criminal Law Reform|
  • +1 Issue

A historic opportunity to change the criminal legal system

For the first time in 36 years, voters in five Massachusetts DA districts again face a choice at the ballot this fall.
Publication
Aug 21, 2018
Criminal Law Reform Inmate Jail Stock
  • Criminal Law Reform

The nationwide prison strike: Why it’s happening and what it means for ending mass incarceration

Incarcerated people across the country are fighting for the rights and dignity that they deserve.
Publication
Aug 14, 2018
Lilian Calderon and her husband Luis Gordillo
  • Immigrants' Rights

Federal agencies collaborated to separate families pursuing lawful immigration status

It was a setup. New documents show USCIS and ICE collaborated to arrest people pursuing legal immigration status.
Publication
Aug 14, 2018
Rahsaan Hall, director of the ACLU of Massachusetts' Racial Justice Program and What a Difference a DA Makes campaign manager in front of a gray background
  • Criminal Law Reform|
  • +3 Issues

District attorneys: They answer to you

District attorneys have the power to create a justice system that works for all of us. But it's up to the public to hold them accountable. They answer to you.
Publication
Aug 9, 2018
Graph of warrantless law enforcement searches of patient records
  • Police Accountability|
  • +2 Issues

Victory! Police in Massachusetts must get a warrant to access patient data

The law includes several key reforms to help people suffering from opioid-related substance use disorders.
Publication
Aug 5, 2018
ACLU of Massachusetts client Clayton Gordon and his family in 2018
  • Immigrants' Rights

Supreme Court case has echoes in Massachusetts

A Massachusetts federal court case has yielded important lessons for an upcoming argument at the U.S. Supreme Court about the scope of mandatory immigration detention.
Publication
Aug 1, 2018
Massachusetts State House

The legislative session just ended. Here's what happened.

In the face of relentless federal attacks on reproductive freedom, immigrants’ rights, open government, free press, and democracy itself – we set out to protect people whose rights are most threatened by proposed changes to federal law.