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CIVIL RIGHTS

Legal Lens documentaries

Law and documentary film may seem far apart, but they actually share many connections. With the guidance of filmmaker and producer Joseph Tovares and support from the Hewlett Foundation, 12 Harvard Law School students from eight countries have worked since January on the Legal Lens project. You can view the films here on BostonGlobe.com.

Imari Paris Jeffries, Segun Idowu, and Rahsaan Hall
Mass. has an opportunity to lead the way on police reform
Just as the Commonwealth led in becoming the first state to allow gay marriage, our leaders can make a bold statement about the true meaning of equal protection under the law.

Melanie Gleason and Iván Espinoza-Madrigal
Massachusetts must extend eviction moratorium to protect voting rights
A major obstacle lies ahead for many voters to be able to mail in their ballot for the general election: the state’s eviction moratorium is slated to end on October 17 — just weeks before Election Day.

Adeline Gutierrez Nuñez
On Nov. 3, I am voting for myself
The American political system has failed us. But when we choose ourselves and we choose our communities, we are insurmountable.

Gabriela Santiago-Romero
We need a different Democratic Party
Yes, people of color want to elect people who look like and sound like us, but who also do the work of serving our communities every day, not just around elections.

EDITORIAL
America needs immigrants with temporary protected status to stay
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and economic crisis, this special immigrant workforce has become more essential than ever.

IDEAS | John N. Robinson III
The ‘defund the police’ debate is being warped by a false choice
We don’t have to decide between public safety and racial justice.

IDEAS | Mary Ziegler
With Roe v. Wade, much more than abortion is at stake
The 1973 ruling has supported an expansive view of privacy rights, from the bedroom to our personal data, that now might be called into question.

EDITORIAL
Case for securing abortion access in Massachusetts grows
The battle over Justice Ginsburg's seat and the threat to reproductive freedom puts the burden on state lawmakers to act swiftly.

Joan Wickersham
‘Horton Hears a Who!’ is a reminder that every vote counts
In America, as in the Dr. Seuss classic, every voice must be heard if society is to survive.

Joan Vennochi
Privacy rights win in Robert Kraft case
Besides the privacy issue, this case also challenges the prosecutorial zeal for targeting prostitution in the first place.