For more than one hundred years, ACLU lawyers have been at the center of one history-making court case after another, participating in more Supreme Court cases than any other private organization.
This page highlights current and important ACLU of Massachusetts cases, and provides ways to sort and search for other casework.
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Mar 23, 2020
Bollat Vasquez et al. v Wolf et al.
Immigrants' Rights
The ACLU of Massachusetts is suing the federal government on behalf of three Massachusetts families with loved ones who are stranded in Mexico under the Trump administration’s “Migrant Protection Protocols...
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Feb 2, 2020
Rahim v. Conley
Racial Justice
In June 2015, Usaamah Rahim was shot and killed during an encounter with the Boston Police Department and the FBI. Desperate to understand more about the events leading up to her son’s death, Ms. Rahim has...
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Jan 3, 2020
Constanza Lemus et al v. Wolf et al
Immigrants' Rights
Status: Filed
The ACLU seeks to reunite a family of asylum-seekers separated by the Trump administration’s so-called “Migrant Protection Protocols.”
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Dec 19, 2019
Sclafani v. Mici
Criminal Law Reform
Status: Filed
The ACLU is seeking to ensure adequate addiction treatment for three people incarcerated in Massachusetts.
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Oct 31, 2019
UpperWest v. ABCC
Free Speech and Expression
The Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission cannot punish restaurant owners for speaking truth to power.
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Oct 31, 2019
ACLU v. Department of Justice
Privacy and Surveillance
The ACLU is seeking information on the FBI and DEA's use of face surveillance technology.