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NORTH BROOKFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Officials in a small Massachusetts town have revoked permission for a local group to hold a Pride event because it included a drag show, drawing a sharp rebuke from the American Civil Liberties Union, which said the town is trampling on the organization's constitutional rights.

Against backdrop of anti-LGBTQI rhetoric and laws nationwide, the town's select board chair called drag shows "adult entertainment."

The ACLU of Massachusetts is calling on the board to overturn their decision, stating that "drag is a creative celebration of LGBTQ+ culture, and the government has not right to sensor LGBTQ+ people and expression."

The Massachusetts ACLU called the Select Boards vote discriminatory and a violation of free speech.

As the Boston City Council votes on Mayor Michelle Wu's rent control proposal, could Somerville be next to take action? Plus, the constitutional right to be rude.

On Tuesday, the justices in the state's highest court unanimously ruled that the "civility restraints" used by the town of Southborough to silence a resident in 2018 when she made critical comments of the select board are unconstitutional

When a radical group showed up with bullhorns and pepper spray to protest a Pride flag, two activists say the cops targeted them instead of the group threatening people...

The city acted in bad faith by illegally withholding police records from the Telegram & Gazette in 2018 and making misrepresentations in court, a judge ruled.

DEERFIELD — Following a July complaint from the American Civil Liberties Union, the Select Board has adopted a revised public comment policy that may be updated following future executive sessions.Members of the public, however, were unable to discuss...

DEERFIELD — Following a July complaint from the American Civil Liberties Union, the Select Board has adopted a revised public comment policy that may be updated following future executive sessions.Members of the public, however, were unable to discuss...