Reproductive Rights Network v. President of the University of Massachusetts

A judge of the Superior Court concluded, in enjoining officials of the University of Massachusetts from interfering with the plaintiffs’ free speech rights, that although the acts complained of by the plaintiffs abridged their constitutional rights under art. 16 of the Massachusetts Declaration of Rights, no violation of the Massachusetts Civil Rights Act (MCRA) occurred. See G. L. c. 12, §§ 11H and 111. The judge also denied the plaintiffs’ request for attorneys’ fees under the statute. The plaintiffs appeal, and the defendants cross appeal, from the judgment permanently enjoining them from…