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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Mar 13, 2018

Pensamiento v. McDonald

Immigration officials are preventing people in immigration detention from attending state court proceedings.

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Lilian Calderon and her husband Luis Gordillo

Feb 13, 2018

Calderon v. Nielsen

We are challenging Trump's attacks against married couples and families pursuing lawful immigration status.

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Dec 5, 2017

Massachusetts v. Hargan et. al

The Trump administration is allowing discrimination against people seeking reproductive health care.

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Dec 4, 2017

Rodriguez-Guardado v. Smith

Francisco Rodriguez Guardado was unlawfully detained by immigration officials for months.

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Oct 23, 2017

Commonwealth v. Buckley

Pretext traffic stops have enabled racially biased policing with dangerous consequences for people of color.

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Sep 20, 2017

Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS) v. Attorney General

We are seeking justice for thousands of wrongfully convicted individuals in second Massachusetts drug lab scandal.

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