Carol RoseCognoscenti contributor WebsiteCarol Rose is a lawyer, journalist and executive director of the ACLU of Massachusetts.Recently publishedStephen Breyer was a justice for ordinary peopleBreyer has long been a voice for civil liberties, human dignity and the right to vote, writes Carol Rose.CognoscentiJan 28, 2022Mayor Kim Janey Just Made History In Boston. This Is Our Chance For Real ChangeNew leadership doesn't guarantee meaningful change, writes Carol Rose. If we want a city that’s more open, more equitable and more strident in its defense of our civil liberties, we...CognoscentiMar 25, 2021The U.S. Immigration System Was Already Cruel. Trump Made It So Much Worse This election offers voters an opportunity, not only to judge Trump’s record on immigration, but to rethink our nation’s recent tendency toward aggressive immigration enforcement, writes Carol Rose. CognoscentiOct 28, 2020We Need To Talk About Boston's Police BudgetWe can attend vigils, post hashtags, and share thoughts and prayers, but to truly address the racism at the root of police brutality, writes Carol Rose, we need to make...CognoscentiJun 10, 2020Know Your Voting Rights. Our Democracy Depends On ItElection Day registration levels the playing field so all qualified voters are able to participate fully in our democracy, writes Carol Rose. Massachusetts lawmakers should support it.CognoscentiMar 3, 2020AdvertisementThe States Must Protect Our Rights If Washington Won'tThe work to defend our democracy must start with voting rights, writes Carol Rose. And the states must continue to offer safe harbor for civil rights and civil liberties.CognoscentiFeb 6, 2020Boston Must Restore Trust To The Trust ActHow does a city establish trust when its law enforcement is deployed as an instrument of harm? asks Carol Rose.CognoscentiApr 8, 201930 Mass. Cities And Towns Have Said ‘No’ To Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Policies. Will The State Act?New case quotas for immigration judges to speed deportations, along with increased incidents of detention, writes Carol Rose, are an attack on human rights and due process.CognoscentiApr 20, 2018If Sessions Wants To Roll Back States' Rights On Legal Pot, We'll See Him In CourtThe Trump administration has launched a new war on marijuana legalization. Game on, writes Carol Rose of the ACLU of Massachusetts. CognoscentiJan 10, 2018Trump's Travel Ban Hurts Massachusetts EconomyBy targeting immigrants, writes Carol Rose, the administration puts our global universities, hospitals, scientific research centers and startups at risk.CognoscentiFeb 13, 2017Next Page
Stephen Breyer was a justice for ordinary peopleBreyer has long been a voice for civil liberties, human dignity and the right to vote, writes Carol Rose.CognoscentiJan 28, 2022
Mayor Kim Janey Just Made History In Boston. This Is Our Chance For Real ChangeNew leadership doesn't guarantee meaningful change, writes Carol Rose. If we want a city that’s more open, more equitable and more strident in its defense of our civil liberties, we...CognoscentiMar 25, 2021
The U.S. Immigration System Was Already Cruel. Trump Made It So Much Worse This election offers voters an opportunity, not only to judge Trump’s record on immigration, but to rethink our nation’s recent tendency toward aggressive immigration enforcement, writes Carol Rose. CognoscentiOct 28, 2020
We Need To Talk About Boston's Police BudgetWe can attend vigils, post hashtags, and share thoughts and prayers, but to truly address the racism at the root of police brutality, writes Carol Rose, we need to make...CognoscentiJun 10, 2020
Know Your Voting Rights. Our Democracy Depends On ItElection Day registration levels the playing field so all qualified voters are able to participate fully in our democracy, writes Carol Rose. Massachusetts lawmakers should support it.CognoscentiMar 3, 2020
The States Must Protect Our Rights If Washington Won'tThe work to defend our democracy must start with voting rights, writes Carol Rose. And the states must continue to offer safe harbor for civil rights and civil liberties.CognoscentiFeb 6, 2020
Boston Must Restore Trust To The Trust ActHow does a city establish trust when its law enforcement is deployed as an instrument of harm? asks Carol Rose.CognoscentiApr 8, 2019
30 Mass. Cities And Towns Have Said ‘No’ To Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Policies. Will The State Act?New case quotas for immigration judges to speed deportations, along with increased incidents of detention, writes Carol Rose, are an attack on human rights and due process.CognoscentiApr 20, 2018
If Sessions Wants To Roll Back States' Rights On Legal Pot, We'll See Him In CourtThe Trump administration has launched a new war on marijuana legalization. Game on, writes Carol Rose of the ACLU of Massachusetts. CognoscentiJan 10, 2018
Trump's Travel Ban Hurts Massachusetts EconomyBy targeting immigrants, writes Carol Rose, the administration puts our global universities, hospitals, scientific research centers and startups at risk.CognoscentiFeb 13, 2017
