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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In our America Lawn Sign
Nov 16, 2018

Molloy et al. v. City of Holyoke

Free Speech and Expression

People have a right to express personal political views through signs displayed on their property.

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Boston Police Officer
Nov 15, 2018

ACLU of Massachusetts v. Boston Police Department

Police Accountability

The ACLU is seeking information about the police department’s “gang database.”

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Prison
Sep 19, 2018

Pesce v. Coppinger

Criminal Law Reform

Denying medication-assisted treatment to incarcerated people with opioid use disorder is both unsafe and unlawful.

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Brockton District Court
Sep 18, 2018

Commonwealth v. Williams

Racial Justice

Prospective jurors should not be excluded from juries for expressing their view that there are racial disparities in our criminal legal system.

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The Widener Library at Harvard University
Aug 30, 2018

Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard

Racial Justice

Affirmative action is one of the most effective tools for redressing the injustices caused by our nation’s historic discrimination against people of color and women.

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Police with handcuffs
Aug 29, 2018

Gray v. Cummings

Police Accountability

Judith Gray was tased by a police officer while she was experiencing symptoms of her bipolar disorder.

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