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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.
Publication
Jan 22, 2016
Jessie Rossman
  • Criminal Justice Law Reform

Massachusetts legislature votes to end imprisonment of women civilly committed for addiction

Publication
Dec 29, 2015
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  • Government Transparency

Most localities fail test on state records law

Publication
Nov 18, 2015
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  • Criminal Justice Law Reform

State’s opioid crisis needs a public health approach

Publication
Oct 15, 2015
Scales of Justice
  • Criminal Justice Law Reform

Massachusetts imprisonment of people suffering from addiction must end

The practice needs to stop immediately, and for good. We will not rest until it does.
Publication
Sep 22, 2015
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  • Criminal Justice Law Reform

SJC bans police stops solely for suspected marijuana