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Statement of ACLU of Massachusetts on Senate Confirmation of Labor Secretary Marty Walsh

As the nation faces challenging unemployment and a longstanding racial wealth gap, working families have a new advocate in Washington.

March 22, 2021

Statement of the ACLU of Massachusetts on District Attorney Rollins’ “Hinton Lab Initiative"

During the Massachusetts drug lab scandals, thousands of people were wrongfully convicted of drug crimes based on faulty evidence and a government cover-up.

March 22, 2021

Boston introduces digital democracy ordinance

Local democracy works best when all of us are able to engage. The ACLU supports a Boston proposal to increase remote access for all public meetings.

March 15, 2021

ACLU releases public records showing widespread use of face recognition in Massachusetts

These records make clear that government officials have been using face recognition technology for years, in secret and without any democratic oversight. Massachusetts must do more to ensure all residents are free from the threat of pervasive government tracking every time we leave our homes.

March 1, 2021

ACLU backs bill to stop penalizing poverty

Taking driver’s licenses away from people who are struggling financially drives them deeper into poverty, unemployment, debt, and entanglement with the criminal legal system.

February 24, 2021

ACLU announces new legal fellowship for aspiring civil rights attorneys

The new legal fellowship enables the ACLU of Massachusetts to directly support novice attorneys as they develop their practice in areas such as voting rights, free speech, racial justice, immigrants’ rights, police accountability, and government surveillance.

February 17, 2021