Resource: GRAHAM ET AL. V. DISTRICT ATTORNEY FOR HAMPDEN COUNTY

In April 2021, the ACLU of Massachusetts, together with the ACLU, the Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS), and law firm Goulston & Storrs, filed a lawsuit asking the Supreme Judicial Court to call for an investigation into Springfield police violence and misconduct, and to ensure that the Hampden County District Attorney’s Office’s (HCDAO) properly discloses that misconduct as exculpatory evidence in criminal cases. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of people and groups affected by these failures: two individuals who have been prosecuted in Hampden County, two criminal defense lawyers who practice in Hampden County, CPCS itself, and the bar advocate organization Hampden County Lawyers for Justice.