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The Boston U.S. Attorney's Office announced Tuesday that it will now include a Civil Rights Unit in response to concern about hate crime and discrimination in law enforcement. PHOTO BY KRISHNA SHAMRA/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz creates new Civil Rights Unit

Grace Li February 21, 2016

U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz, of the District of Massachusetts, announced Tuesday a new Civil Rights Unit aimed toward enforcing civil rights laws and changing the manner in which Massachusetts handles...

The Veterans for Peace local chapter march in the St. Patrick's Day Peace Parade last year. PHOTO COURTESY OF PAT WESTWATER-JUNG

Veterans for Peace, ACLU file complaint, seek approval for St. Patrick’s Day parade

Felicia Gans February 19, 2015

Just over a month before the city’s annual St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, the local chapter of Veterans for Peace and the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts filed a complaint on Feb....

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