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Massachusetts Needs Sunshine—And Not Just Outside

March 14, 2015 By ACLUm blog

You might think a state like Massachusetts could take a victory lap during Sunshine Week—an annual, national celebration of open government and public access to information, which this year runs March 15–21. After all, the Bay State helped … [Read more...]

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Boston Police Have a Racially Biased Policing Problem, and a Golden Opportunity to Reform

October 9, 2014 By ACLUm blog

During the summer of 2011, then-19-year-old Ivan Richiez was robbed at gunpoint and pistol-whipped by two men in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston. Bruised and bloodied, Ivan walked home passed the local Boston Police Department … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: boston-police, boston-police-department, police, police-brutality, racial-justice, racial-profiling, racism, stop-and-frisk

How NOT to honor veterans this Veterans Day

November 9, 2012 By ACLUm blog

By Raquel Ronzone, ACLU of Massachusetts communications content specialist As we pause to honor Veterans Day, ponder this: Boston Police officers assigned to the Boston Regional Intelligence Center---one of dozens of "fusion centers" … [Read more...]

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Massachusetts is not immune to voter suppression

November 5, 2012 By ACLUm blog

By Raquel Ronzone, ACLU of Massachusetts communications content specialist There are fewer than 24 hours until polls open for Election Day 2012. That means more time for confusion, frustration and half-truths about the policies of this … [Read more...]

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Howard Zinn: (A) anti-war activist and historian or (B) extremist?

October 19, 2012 By ACLUm blog

By Raquel Ronzone, ACLU of Massachusetts communications content specialist Boston Police say (B), according to records the ACLU of Massachusetts and National Lawyers Guild Massachusetts Chapter obtained and released yesterday. Thanks … [Read more...]

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Drug lab scandal an opportunity to get smart on safety

October 15, 2012 By ACLUm blog

By Carol Rose, ACLU of Massachusetts executive director Today marks the start of special drug court sessions to deal with the fallout from the Annie Dookhan-Hinton Drug Lab scandal. It’s the beginning of re-litigating the cases against … [Read more...]

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Governor Patrick’s “Profiles in Courage” moment

July 24, 2012 By ACLUm blog

By Carol Rose, ACLU of Massachusetts executive director Ordinary politicians become great leaders when they take a principled stand, even at the risk of political backlash—what President John F. Kennedy captured in the phrase … [Read more...]

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Why is the Mass GOP attacking Harry Belafonte?

April 20, 2012 By ACLUm blog

On Wednesday, the Massachusetts Republican Party launched an attack on Harry Belafonte, who appeared Thursday night at a fundraiser for Elizabeth Warren. State GOP executive director Nate Little called Belafonte's views "extreme," … [Read more...]

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DADT in Massachusetts

September 20, 2011 By ACLUm blog

ACLU of Massachusetts' Online Communications Coordinator Danielle Riendeau wrote the following: After 18 years, it’s finally over. The American military’s discriminatory “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT) policy – which threw out soldiers for … [Read more...]

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How easy is it for local cops to get your mobile phone data? The ACLU aims to find out.

August 3, 2011 By ACLUm blog

Today, the ACLU of Massachusetts, along with 33 other state-based ACLU affiliates, filed a public records act request to uncover information about warrantless cell phone tracking. As of December 2010, over 96 percent of the overall … [Read more...]

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