Massachusetts Appleseed Center for Law and Justice
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Boston, MA 02108
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Recent News
- Massachusetts Appleseed Statement on the Passing of Kevin J. Curtin December 11, 2020
- Racial Justice and Policing Reform: Many Youth-Specific Provisions Included! December 1, 2020
- As Housing Protections End, Families Facing Eviction Need Legal Representation October 5, 2020
- In Remembrance: Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg September 23, 2020
Appleseed Network
Action Needed Now for Right to Counsel!
Action Alert Before the COVID-19 pandemic, 93% of tenants facing eviction from their homes did not have lawyers, while 70% of landlords had representation. While the eviction moratorium ending October 17th protects many of these tenants for the time being, it is estimated that as many as 15,000-20,000 new evictions could be filed when the moratorium ends. Unless we take action, thousands of families […]
Protections for Young People Needed in Police Accountability Bill
Action Alert It’s our last chance to act! The Police Accountability Bills from the House and Senate have been sent to a six-member Conference Committee for reconciliation. We need your help to make sure the final Police Accountability Bill protects young people. Our School Resource Officer (SRO) Priorities: Adopt Sections 50 & 51 of S.2820 which require a public vote by school committees – rather than the decision […]
Essential Reforms Missing from Police Accountability Bill
Action Alert The House has introduced its police accountability bill, H.4860! As the legislative session comes to a close, it is essential that we use the momentum of nationwide protests to fight for racial justice and police accountability within our schools. With your help we secured a number of provisions within the Senate police accountability bill S.2820 to limit the prevalence of […]
Call Your Representative for Racial Equity and Policing Legislation!
Action Alert The House is currently working on police reform! We need your help to secure the safety of the young people in our schools! Earlier this week after an all-night session the Senate passed S.2820, the Reform, Shift + Build Act. Now the House is evaluating its own police accountability bill. Massachusetts Appleseed has been working with […]
Cell phone bans eliminated in all Massachusetts state courts!
Massachusetts Appleseed Center for Law and Justice commends the Trial Court for Emergency Administrative Order 20-10, issued on June 24th 2020, which takes effect on July 13th and temporarily eliminates bans on the use of cell phones and other personal electronic devices (“PEDs”) inside all Massachusetts state courthouses. Our 2018 report, Cell Phones in the Courthouse: An Access to Justice Perspective, examined […]
Racial Equity and Policing Legislation
Action Alert For years Massachusetts Appleseed has been working to bring an end to zero-tolerance school discipline policies, school arrests, and the school-to-prison pipeline. Amidst the wave of protests against police brutality, now is the time to demand more. Over-policing in Massachusetts schools disproportionally impacts Black and Latinx students, who are significantly more likely to be arrested at […]