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Dec 01, 2025
United States of America v. Maine
In September 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) sued the State of Maine for violating young people's rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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May 02, 2023
Ensuring Public Dollars Are Never Used to Discriminate – Crosspoint Church v. Makin, et al.
Crosspoint Church wants to exclude students from publicly funded education based on their identity. The right to discriminate has never been recognized by any court, and any school that wants to participate in state educational programs must play by the same rules as all others.
Oct 28, 2022
Dana Cheng & Epoch Group v. Dan Neumann & Maine People's Alliance d/b/a Beacon
On October 25, 2022, the First Circuit affirmed the District Court’s dismissal of Cheng and Epoch Group’s defamation claims on First Amendment grounds.
Aug 26, 2022
Sparks v. Mills
About 50 incarcerated workers in the state's work release program brought this lawsuit against the State for seizing their unemployment benefits without due process. The settlement returns their benefits and recognizes a protected property interest in incarcerated individuals' prison accounts.
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