Defending Equality, Liberty & Justice in Maine

2023 Legislative Session: Privacy, Criminal Legal Reform, Wabanaki Studies, Reproductive Freedom

The Wabanaki Studies Law: 21 Years After Implementation

A Better Path for Maine: The Case for Decriminalizing Drugs

ACLU of Maine Files Lawsuit Challenging Maine’s Inadequate Indigent Defense System

ACLU Seeks Investigation into Misuse of COVID-19 Relief Funds on Penobscot County Jail

The ACLU of Maine has joined with ACLU affiliates around the country in a letter to the U.S. Department of Treasury seeking an investigation into the widespread, improper use of COVID relief funds to build...

November 4, 2022

Arthur Padilla Joins ACLU of Maine As New Executive Director

Arthur Padilla has been named the new executive director for the ACLU of Maine.

October 10, 2022

Abbe Museum, ACLU of Maine, Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission and Wabanaki Alliance Release Report About Implementation of 2001 Wabanaki Studies Law

A new study finds that despite a 21-year-old law requiring all Maine K-12 schools to teach students about the Wabanaki Tribes school districts across the state, school districts have failed to include...