The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that the Massachusetts state constitution prohibits police from conducting continuous, long-term pole camera surveillance targeted at a private home without a warrant.
August 14, 2020
Qualified immunity in Massachusetts allows police to get away with appalling rights violations. Lawmakers must swiftly pass legislation that includes strong qualified immunity reform.
July 14, 2020
We can’t let COVID-19 threaten our democracy.
May 14, 2020
The ACLU is proud to work with the Boston City Council to pass much-needed ordinances to ban face surveillance and assume democratic control over the city’s rapidly expanding surveillance apparatus.
May 13, 2020
Originally published on Data for Justice.
April 8, 2020
If we are to avoid living in some kind of locked-up surveillance dystopia, government officials at the federal, state, and local levels together must make voluntary compliance possible.
March 17, 2020