ACLU of Maine

The ACLU of Maine and the legal advocacy group GLAD are urging Maine schools to standup against calls to ban certain books, often about LGBTQ people and people of color.

The ACLU of Maine and other groups have been trying to force ICE to comply with a Freedom of Information Act request.

The ruling emphasized that it is the responsibility of the state to ensure a defendant has a speedy trial. But it also advised that the Legislature should consider adopting clear guidelines on how long that process should take.

The ACLU of Maine filed suit one year ago this week, claiming the state is failing in its constitutional obligation to provide attorneys to low-income criminal defendants. Since then, lawmakers created a small, public defender office to take cases in rural Maine.

The American Civil Liberties Union says multiple state and local municipalities are misusing American Rescue Plan funds to pay for jail construction and expansion projects around the country. The group points to Penobscot County as an example.

A Maine advisory committee is compiling public feedback on the state's court-appointed public defense system and will submit recommendations to the US Commission on Civil Rights.

Attorneys for the state have failed in their initial efforts to block a lawsuit that alleges Maine is not providing adequate legal representation to low-income defendants.

The findings are detailed in a new report based on interviews and documents obtained through a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit.

The ACLU of Maine has scheduled a press briefing for Tuesday morning to discuss what it described as a constitutional challenge to state practices.

Flags are flying at half-staff in Maine and around the country to honor Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died Friday evening at age 87 due…