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Residents sue City of Quincy and Mayor Koch to stop plan for religious statues on public building

A multifaith group of Quincy, Massachusetts residents and taxpayers filed a lawsuit today in Norfolk Superior Court to halt the planned installation of two large religious statues of Catholic saints at the...

May 27, 2025

Final settlement reached in lawsuit against Hampden County Sheriff for the death of Madelyn Linsenmeir

The ACLU, together with Prisoners' Legal Services of Massachusetts and Goulston & Storrs, finalized a settlement with the Hampden County Sheriff’s Department in a civil rights lawsuit filed on behalf of...

May 23, 2025

Censored Patient Safety Research Must Return to Government Website, Judge Rules

Republishing these articles is a victory for free speech and public health. The government can’t censor medical research solely because it disfavors certain viewpoints.