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Publication
Apr 29, 2016
Body Worn Camera Community Meeting
  • Criminal Justice Law Reform|
  • +2 Issues

Boston Police's upcoming body camera pilot program lacks clear policies

Publication
Apr 12, 2016
Boston Police Officer
  • Police Accountability|
  • +1 Issue

Massachusetts needs to require licensing of police officers

Publication
Apr 11, 2016
Jail Cells
  • Criminal Justice Law Reform

Verbal drug testing in schools generates civil liberties concerns

Publication
Mar 18, 2016
Chris Robarge
  • Criminal Justice Law Reform|
  • +2 Issues

Students do not benefit from increased police presence in schools

Publication
Mar 14, 2016
Jessie Rossman
  • Privacy and Surveillance

Current policy lets schools spy on students

Publication
Mar 10, 2016
Carol Rose
  • Reproductive Freedom

U.S. Supreme Court must rule in favor of equal abortion access

Publication
Feb 19, 2016
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  • Privacy and Surveillance

A defense for Apple's stand against government privacy violations

Publication
Feb 3, 2016
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  • Government Transparency

Boston Herald renews call to reform public records law

Publication
Jan 31, 2016
Carol Rose
  • Government Transparency

Carol Rose: Looking for a hero on public records

Our executive director Carol Rose urged the state Senate to vote in favor of a public records reform bill in an op-ed carried by several Massachusetts papers.