Cases

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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Sep 24, 2019

ACLU of Massachusetts v. City of Boston ("Operation Clean Sweep")

The ACLU is seeking information regarding “Operation Clean Sweep,” a police action that displaced several people experiencing homelessness in Boston.

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Sep 5, 2019

Rian Immigrant Center v. Cuccinelli

We are challenging the Trump administration’s abrupt termination of a program that protects seriously ill people from deportation and death.

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Jul 10, 2019

ACLU of Massachusetts v. MassDOT

The ACLU is seeking information about the use of face surveillance technology by government agencies in Massachusetts.

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Pereira Brito's three children sit on a bed with a handwritten "We miss you" sign

Jun 12, 2019

Pereira Brito v. Wilkinson (previously Pereira Brito v. Rosen and Pereira Brito v. Barr)

The ACLU is challenging the government’s practice of denying due process to detained immigrants.

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Apr 10, 2019

ACLU of Massachusetts v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

The ACLU is seeking the federal immigration agency’s communications with cooperating local law enforcement.

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Mar 28, 2019

Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless v. City of Fall River

People experiencing homelessness are unlawfully punished for standing by the side of roads with signs and accepting donations from nearby drivers.

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