MA: Civil Rights
English-language learners struggle to meet MCAS graduation requirement
Educators in Massachusetts say the MCAS high school graduation requirement is disproportionately affecting English language learners, the fastest …
Majority of married same-sex couples say marriage equality threatened
Twenty years after Massachusetts became the first state to permit marriage equality, a majority of same-sex married couples say it had a profound …
MA could become 11th state with medical aid-in-dying law
Lawmakers in Massachusetts are considering legislation to allow medical aid in dying as an option for mentally capable, terminally ill adults…
Northeastern University students, staff condemn arrests, charges of antisemitism
Students and faculty at Northeastern University are demanding their school issue a public apology for what they say are false charges of antisemitism …
Turnover in MA election officials as presidential election nears
Heightened scrutiny and harassment are helping fuel an increasing turnover rate of election officials in Massachusetts and beyond, according to a new …
Voting rights groups call constitutional convention efforts a threat to democracy
Lawmakers in Massachusetts are considering a resolution to convene a Convention of States, a process voting rights groups said could put civil …
Doctors say voting is critical to improving U.S. health care system
Voting is not only good for democracy - it's also good for your health, according to one of the nation's largest medical associations. The American …
Legislation aims to classify book bans as federal civil rights violations
New federal legislation would classify discriminatory book bans as violations of federal civil rights law. The Books Save Lives Act would ensure …
MA groups push same-day voter registration to replace provisional ballots
Voting rights groups in Massachusetts say provisional ballot data from the 2022 statewide election highlight the need for same-day voter registration…
Tech Companies Scale Back Efforts to Control Election Disinformation
Introduced federal legislation aims to counter the growing threat of election disinformation as social media platforms scale back efforts to control i…
Boston Joins National Ranked-Choice Voting Movement
The push for ranked-choice voting is gaining momentum in cities across the country, including Boston - where organizers say it will help increase …
Civil Rights Complaint Challenges Practice of Harvard Legacy Admissions
Following the Supreme Court's decision to end race-based affirmative action, a Boston-based civil rights group is working to end the practice of …