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The Boston Police Department has been spying on protected political activity, say documents released today by the ACLU of Massachusetts and the NLG MA chapter. View the documents, read our report, and watch the clip above to learn more.

Finally, if you live in Massachusetts, add your name to those of us asking the state legislature to act to prevent this political spying.

The following story, which aired this morning on Boston's local NPR affiliate WBUR, is also a good summary: