Know Your Rights: Back to School
Attacks against students' and teachers' rights are happening throughout the country, from book bans to curriculum that denies historical facts. Know your rights this school year.
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News & Commentary
Unchecked Growth: Private Prison Corporations and Immigration Detention, Three Years Into the Biden Administration
In July, more than 90 percent of the average 30,000 people held daily in ICE detention were housed in private facilities, as private corporation revenues from immigrant detention soar.
Maine Bus Line Must Stop Letting Federal Agents Trample on Passengers' Rights
Cyr Bus Line allows CBP agents to board their busses and harass and detain passengers. The solution is simple: Cyr needs to tell agents they cannot board without a warrant – something Greyhound and Concord...
PRESS RELEASES
ACLU Releases Know Your Rights: Back to School
We just released new materials so you can know your rights in Maine schools, whether you're a student, teacher, or staff. Learn more and know your rights.
Maine Supreme Judicial Court Finds Government Agency Acted In Bad Faith by Withholding Public Document
Our court victory has established a new standard to hold Maine's government accountable to the people.
We're Asking the Supreme Court to Allow a 'Tester' of the ADA to Continue their Lawsuit
We filed a friend-of-the-court brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to allow a lawsuit against an inaccessible hotel to continue. Maine businesses must ensure every person can participate fully and safely in...
