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The three-day trial over Maine's failure to provide adequate legal representation to low-income defendants concluded today in Kennebec County Superior Court.
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The ACLU and defense attorneys pushed back against the governor's comments, arguing that all branches of state government bear responsibility for the state's failure to provide attorneys to defendants who can't afford one.
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The ordinance would prohibit people from lingering on narrow medians in high-traffic areas. Violators would first be given an order to disperse, and then be subject to fines up to $2,500.
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The school says the fingprints will be used to track attendance. But the ACLU of Maine is concerned about the invasion of students' privacy, and the security of the data, says legal director Carol Garvan.
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The Maine chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union has asked Cyr Bus Lines to stop allowing U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents to board their buses without cause.
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A Bar Harbor man filed a federal lawsuit on Thursday alleging that two police offers violated his constitutional rights by arresting him during a peaceful protest last summer.
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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.
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The ACLU of Maine and other groups have been trying to force ICE to comply with a Freedom of Information Act request.
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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.
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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.