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Together, we can ensure that, whatever comes in November, our Commonwealth and our country will be ready to build a more perfect union in which every person enjoys the promise and reality of equality, liberty, and justice for all.
Visit ACLUM.org/ACTIONPLAN to get involved.
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The ACLU was made for times like this.
The Massachusetts 2024 Election Action Plan offers a blueprint for all people to get involved in the movement to strengthen our democracy in this election cycle — and beyond.
aclum.org/actionplan
Here’s what you can do to ensure free and fair elections | John L. Micek masslive.com/politics/2024/0…
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I wonder if we can eat generative AI? Has anyone recommended that yet?
California is exploring how GenAI may give locals more tools to address the homelessness crisis.
We’re inviting developers to present innovative solutions for some of our most challenging issues, using transformative tech to better serve Californians. gov.ca.gov/2024/09/05/govern…
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The legislative session has come to a close. Let’s take stock of the session from an ACLU perspective.
There’s a lot to reflect on, but one thing is clear - We will never stop pushing for legislation that embodies the best of what our Commonwealth can be. aclum.org/en/publications/ta…
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We’re in the last days of the legislative session, and we need your help to make sure the #MassParentage Act gets a Senate vote and is signed into law this year.
Urge your Senator to support the bill today:
action.aclu.org/send-message…
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Facial recognition technology gives the government unprecedented power to track our every move.
Eight municipalities in Massachusetts have addressed the threat–but everyone deserves protection from this invasive technology.
It’s time to finish the job.
action.aclu.org/send-message…
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Overdose prevention centers are proven to save lives and increase access to treatment by connecting people with counseling, medical help, and recovery services.
Urge your state lawmakers to support overdose prevention centers in Massachusetts!
action.aclu.org/send-message…
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💥 BOOM! We just blocked an Ohio law that would have made it harder for voters w/ disabilities to get assistance casting their ballots.
Gratitude to our clients @lwvohio @LWV & the courageous Jennifer Kucera for fighting this fight. And kudos to the terrific legal team @acluohio @ACLU @CovingtonLLP @keenanmegan @userfredly
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ICYMI: Executive Director @CvRose3 joins @BosPublicRadio to preview how Massachusetts can shore up civil liberties protections for our state - no matter who wins the White House this November.
youtube.com/watch?v=6iLmcQOt…
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Police use of facial recognition technology poses unprecedented threats to our privacy and basic freedoms.
Eight municipalities in Massachusetts have already put safeguards around this surveillance. Tell your lawmakers it's time to protect ALL of us: action.aclu.org/send-message…
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Project 2025 outlines authoritarian attacks on our institutions, threatening to leave Americans vulnerable to profound harms.
The ACLU is preparing for the dangerous possibility of Trump 2.0 – banning the sale of cellphone location data is critical for MA.bostonglobe.com/2024/07/10/m…
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Protecting digital privacy is key to protecting bodily autonomy and reproductive justice in the digital age.
Thank you Speaker @RonMariano, Chair @RepMichlewitz, and all the Massachusetts lawmakers recognizing the urgency of protecting our sensitive cellphone location data.
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In January, my colleagues and I won a case at the MA Supreme Judicial Court taking a DA to task for withholding police misconduct evidence.
Yet, in the Karen Read case, this happened:
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ALT During the trial, the defense hammered lead investigator Michael Proctor over text messages he sent to friends and relatives that included crude remarks about Read. The shocking revelations raised questions about his credibility and gave Read’s attorneys a powerful weapon with which to undermine the prosecution. Proctor’s texts came to light because the FBI had been conducting a separate investigation of the Read case and turned them over ahead of the trial.
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Massachusetts residents concerned about state police corruption in the #karenread case ought to ask their lawmakers to pass facial recognition legislation before the end of session on July 31. bostonglobe.com/2024/07/08/o…
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The illogic of the Court’s immunity ruling was laid bare in Justice Jackson’s dissent:
“The official-versus-unofficial act distinction seems both arbitrary and irrational, for it suggests that the unofficial criminal acts of a President are the only ones worthy of prosecution. Quite to the contrary, it is when the President commits crimes using his unparalleled official powers that the risks of abuse and autocracy will be most dire.”
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The Supreme Court issued a ruling today in Moyle v. United States. The Court had a chance to hold that pregnant people have the basic right to emergency abortion care, but it decided to punt.
Justice Jackson is right: This decision is not a victory; it is a delay.
ALT The Court had a chance to hold that pregnant people have the basic right to emergency abortion care, but it decided to punt. The fractured opinions fail to give doctors clarity about what the law requires, leaving patients and providers at risk. Justice Jackson is right: This decision is not a victory; it is a delay.
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The ACLU of Massachusetts Racial Justice team is here in Roxbury for the 14th Annual Juneteenth Emancipation Observance!
Come visit our table at the NCAAA Museum📍
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It's time to put guardrails around the use of facial recognition technology.
Montana and Maine have already passed legislation—Massachusetts should be next.
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Did you know? We have a database that allows you to search for organizations and people that have paid the Supreme Court justices, reimbursed them for travel and given them gifts. Its latest update includes disclosures released earlier this month:
propublica.org/article/supre…
