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Big rally against surveillance in DC this weekend

October 22, 2013 By marthews Leave a Comment

There will be the biggest ever rally against the NSA down in DC this coming Saturday at 12pm-3pm - over 3,000 4,000 people have already signed up. I'll be heading down there Saturday morning, and it would be great if BMGers would be willing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: aclu, aclu-of-massachusetts, civil, electronic wiretaps, illegal-nsa-wiretaps, nsa, nsa-spying, privacy, surveillance, wiretap, wiretapping, wiretapping-cheney-lies-bush-constitution

SCOTUS may be rolling back voting rights, but…

July 3, 2013 By creightt 2 Comments

When the Supreme Court invalidated a key provision of the Voting Rights Act last week, it dealt a devastating blow to fair elections. A major step in the wrong direction, the decision threatens to unjustly disenfranchise our fellow voters … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: aclu, common-cause, early-voting, fair elections, league-of-women-voters, MASSPIRG, massvote, mira-coalition, online voter registration, pre-registration, Progressive Massachusetts, voting-rights

Combatting Election Theft: Some Resources

September 16, 2012 By gmoke Leave a Comment

Ever since the selection of 2000, the rudiments of US democracy have been under attack. We still haven't dealt with the multitudinous problems of electronic voting machines and now we have a concerted attack on registration and voting by … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: aclu, common-cause, democracy, dscc, elections, electronic voting machines, voting-rights

September 16, 2012 By gmoke Leave a Comment

Ever since the selection of 2000, the rudiments of US democracy have been under attack. We still haven't dealt with the multitudinous problems of electronic voting machines and now we have a concerted attack on registration and voting by … [Read more...]

https://bluemassgroup.com/2012/09/47135/

Filed Under: User Tagged With: aclu, common-cause, democracy, dscc, elections, electronic voting machines, voting-rights

Governor Patrick’s “Profiles in Courage” moment

July 24, 2012 By ACLUm blog 5 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 3 strikes, aclu, crime, deval-patrick

On Protecting The Innocent, Or, Is There A Death Penalty Compromise?

September 23, 2011 By fake-consultant 11 Comments

I don’t feel very good about this country this morning, and as so many of us are I’m thinking of how Troy Davis was hustled off this mortal coil by the State of Georgia without a lot of thought of what it means to execute the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 8th Amendment, aclu, capital-punishment, civil-rights, congress, constitutional-law, death-penalty, georgia, Innocence Project, law, Troy Davis

Massachusetts High Court Limits Police Searches in Small Marijuana Cases

April 21, 2011 By ACLUm blog 9 Comments

First, and most obviously, it's an important step forward for marijuana decriminalization. The justices took seriously the notion that when Massachusetts voters said they didn't want police harassing marijuana users or using limited law … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: aclu, marijuana, massachusetts, question-2, racial-justice, sjc

Scott Brown, Civil Liberties, and ACLU conference

January 21, 2010 By ACLUm blog Leave a Comment

Scott Brown did not respond to the ACLU's Senate candidate survey on civil liberties last year, but statements like the one above give cause for concern.  On the other hand, Brown proposed legislation at the State House to prohibit the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: aclu, civil-liberties, lgbt, national, scott-brown, torture, waterboarding

“Racial Profiling Is Alive And Well”

July 22, 2009 By ACLUm blog 7 Comments

This incident itself is an opening to the issue of racial profiling.  Here are links to information about two other recent, prominent cases: http://www.aclum.org/news/2007... http://www.aclum.org/docket/va... The first involves the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: aclu, gates, race, racial-profiling

ACLU on Sotomayor

June 9, 2009 By ACLUm blog Leave a Comment

The report was prepared in accordance with ACLU policy, and will be made available to the public and members of the Senate. The ACLU does not endorse or oppose candidates for elective or appointive office. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: aclu, sotomayor, supreme-court

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