Press Releases - ACLU of Massachusetts

Apr 02, 2026

Voting Rights Groups Challenge Executive Order on Mail-In Ballots as Illegal Interference in Elections

President Trump’s unlawful executive order would take control of mail-in ballots from the states and create an unvalidated, error-prone system that would risk disenfranchising eligible voters.

Issue Areas: Voting Rights

Court Cases: League of Women Voters of Massachusetts v. Trump

Apr 01, 2026

Supreme Court Arguments Wrap in Landmark Challenge to Trump Birthright Citizenship Executive Order

ACLU argues that Trump's order is illegal, violates longstanding precedent, and runs counter to American ideals

Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Mar 25, 2026

Immigrants’ Rights Coalition Applauds House Passage of PROTECT ACT

The vote is a crucial step toward meaningful protections against ICE abuses in Massachusetts

Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Mar 20, 2026

Immigrants’ Rights Coalition Hails Growing Momentum in Efforts to Curb ICE Abuses in Massachusetts

Lawmakers have developed substantive proposals that would introduce meaningful protections for Massachusetts communities.

Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Feb 19, 2026

Legal Groups Representing Plaintiffs File Supreme Court Brief Supporting Core Constitutional Protection of Birthright Citizenship

Courts have uniformly blocked President Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order; Supreme Court arguments set for April 1

Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights, Racial Justice

Feb 18, 2026

Department of Education Backs Down on Unlawful Directive Targeting Educational Equity

Federal court permanently invalidates anti-DEI "Dear Colleague" letter

Issue Areas: Racial Justice, Free Speech and Expression

Feb 18, 2026

Medical researchers win permanent restoration of research on federal website

Research about endometriosis, suicide risk had been removed from a government website due to an executive order prohibiting “gender ideology”

Issue Areas: Free Speech and Expression, LGBTQ Rights

Court Cases: Schiff v. Office of Personnel Management

Feb 09, 2026

Immigration judge terminates removal proceedings against child development scholar Rümeysa Öztürk

Judge determines DHS lacks legal grounds to deport Ms. Öztürk, who was arrested and detained by ICE for co-authoring an op-ed

Issue Areas: Free Speech and Expression

Court Cases: Öztürk v. Trump

Feb 06, 2026

ACLU Asks Court to Reject Trump Administration’s Unlawful Demand for Full Access to Massachusetts Voter Rolls

Demand is part of an unprecedented attempted nationwide data grab that could allow the administration to illegally target and disenfranchise legitimate voters

Issue Areas: Voting Rights

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