ACLU of Maine

Voting Coalition Wants Mills To Act On Primary Election

By • May 3, 2020
Maine Public File

The Maine Voting and Elections Coalition is submitting a petition to Gov. Janet Mills this week asking her to assure that the July primary is as accessible as possible.

Maine DOC Will Consider Some Prisoners For Release To Prevent Spread Of Coronavirus

By • Mar 22, 2020
Joel Page / AP

Police, prosecutors and judges in Maine are taking steps to avoid sending non-violent offenders to jail. The spread of the coronavirus has prompted Maine courts to issue orders vacating outstanding warrants for unpaid fines and unpaid restitution.

Judiciary Committee Considers Bill That Would Make Major Changes To Maine's Bail System

By • Feb 18, 2020

A new bill would make major changes to the state's bail system.

Maine Case On Public Tuition Payments At Religious Schools Heads To Federal Appeals Court

By • Jan 9, 2020

A federal appeals court in Boston took up the case of three Maine families who are challenging a long-standing state law prohibiting public tuition payments to religious schools.

Judge Is Asked To Stop Punishment Over Rape-Awareness Note

By • Oct 21, 2019

PORTLAND, Maine - A lawyer for a 15-year-old high school student suspended for posting a rape awareness note on a bathroom mirror says it represents protected speech - and that punishing her would discourage victims from coming forward.

ACLU To Make Case Sexual Assault Activist Suspension Unfair

By • Oct 21, 2019

PORTLAND, Maine - The American Civil Liberties Union of Maine is expected to begin making the case that a school district in the state should not have suspended a student over activism about sexual assault.

Cape Elizabeth School District Suspends Girls For Bullying Over Rape-Awareness Note

By Patrick Whittle - The Associated Press • Oct 16, 2019
Shael Norris / AP

A 15-year-old girl was suspended for bullying after trying to draw attention to what she believed was an unaddressed problem of sexual assaults involving students at her high school. Now, she’s taking the school district to court.

ACLU Calls On Federal Court To Stop Cape Elizabeth Student's Suspension

By • Oct 15, 2019

The American Civil Liberties Union of Maine is asking the federal court in Portland to block a three-day suspension of a Cape Elizabeth High School student for bullying.

ACLU Responds After Officers Question Spanish-speaking People Outside Bangor Goodwill

By • Oct 4, 2019

Civil liberties advocates say they are concerned about the arrest of a man in Bangor by federal border agents last month.

ACLU Sues Over Ordinance Banning Yarmouth Teachers, Others From Serving On Council

By • Aug 27, 2019

The ACLU of Maine has filed suit against the town of Yarmouth over a new ordinance that prohibits teachers, volunteer firefighters and other town employees from campaigning for or serving on the Town Council.

Court Upholds Maine Law Barring Taxpayer Funding For Religious Schools

By • Jun 26, 2019
Robert F. Bukaty / AP Photo

A federal judge has ruled that a Maine law prohibiting the use of publicly-funded tuition at religious schools is constitutional.

Following ACLU Lawsuit, Maine State Prisoner Will Receive Medication-Assisted Treatment

By • Oct 17, 2018
Elise Amendola / AP Photo

Later this month, a Caribou man who has been diagnosed with an opioid use disorder will report to the Maine State Prison to serve a nine-month sentence.

Judge Says Case Concerning LePage Censoring Facebook Page Can Continue

By • Aug 30, 2018
Gov. LePage

A federal judge in Maine has refused to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the practice of Gov. LePage to block constituents he disagrees with from his Facebook page.

ACLU Says Maine Prisoners Should Have Access To Medication-Assisted Treatment

By • Jul 26, 2018
Flickr

The American Civil Liberties Union of Maine has filed suit against the commissioner of the Maine Department of Corrections and the acting Aroostook County Sheriff for denying medication-assisted treatment (MAT) to a prisoner with opioid use disorder.

The lawsuit is being brought on behalf of Zachary Smith of Caribou, who has been in recovery for more than five years.

Advocates Say That Possible Title X Changes Are A Threat To Mainers’ Health

By • Jul 18, 2018
Patty Wight / Maine Public

A coalition of patients, providers and advocates rallied in Augusta Tuesday to publicly release a letter to the Trump administration, opposing what they call a proposed 'gag rule' on the Title X program.

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