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

DEERFIELD — The Select Board has held off adopting a public comment and participation policy for public meetings as it awaits town counsel’s review.The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts (ACLU) sent the board a July 22 letter stating it...

After the town threatened a man with fines, he called the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, which quickly sent a letter to town officials to...

The sign read, "Biden is not my president." Plymouth originally claimed the sign was "indecent, profane or insulting" PLYMOUTH — Plymouth officials are being forced to reconsider multiple town ordinances after they ordered a resident to take down a politically conservative lawn sign and faced swift backlash from the Massachusetts chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. The signs message? "Biden is not my president." The ACLU, a nonprofit that aims to "defend and preserve individual r...

The ACLU threatened the sue the town of Plymouth after an unnamed resident was issued a violation and threatened with fines of up to $300 per day until the sign was removed.

PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — Town officials in Massachusetts have been forced to reconsider two town ordinances after forcing a resident to take down a conservative lawn sign. The Massachusetts chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union threatened the sue the town of Plymouth after an unnamed resident was issued a violation and threatened with fines of up to $300 per day until the sign was removed, the Patriot Ledger reported. Plymouth claimed that the sign, which read “Biden is not my preside...

Judge overrules Belchertown condo association that tried to bar ‘Black Lives Matter’ lawn sign Updated Jan 15, 2021; BELCHERTOWN — A condominium owner prevailed over trustees who attempted to fine her $50 a day for displaying a Black Lives Matter sign in her flower bed, after a judge ruled in her favor in Hampshire Superior Court on Friday. Margery Jess, owner of a unit at Summer Hill Estates, in October sued trustees of the condominium association who tried to strong-arm her into taking...

The problem with protest By Renée Loth Contributor,Updated December 19, 2020, 3:00 a.m. Email to a Friend Enrique Tarrio (center, in dark glasses), leader of the Proud Boys, watches as members of the group set fire to a Black Lives Matter banner from Asbury United Methodist Church, in Washington on Dec. 12VICTOR J. BLUE/NYT The other day I passed by a bumper sticker for the American Civil Liberties Union. “Dissent is patriotic,” it read. I have never before doubted this sentiment: ...

The problem with protest Renée Loth © VICTOR J. BLUE Enrique Tarrio (center, in dark glasses), leader of the Proud Boys, watches as members of the group set fire to a Black Lives Matter banner from Asbury United Methodist Church, in Washington on Dec. 12 The other day I passed by a bumper sticker for the American Civil Liberties Union. “Dissent is patriotic,” it read. I have never before doubted this sentiment: As a journalist, I revere the First Amendment’s right to f...

December 15, 2020 BOSTON (AP) — The highest court in Massachusetts on Tuesday struck down a state law making it illegal for people to ask for money for their own support on public roads. A decision from the Supreme Judicial Court found that the law violated free speech rights because it prohibited people from requesting money for personal support on roadways but specifically allowed the sale of newspapers or event tickets. The court concluded that asking motorists for personal donations “po...