Court Cases

We filed a friend-of-the-court brief arguing that Maine's constitution should provide stronger protection for Miranda rights than current federal law. You have rights when you are interrogated by the police, and police should never be allowed to violate your rights and coerce a confession.

The ACLU of Maine submitted an amicus brief in support of suppressing evidence found during an unconstitutional and racially discriminatory stop.

The ACLU of Maine submitted an amicus brief defending the constitutionality of the state's law governing so-called Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation.

The ACLU of Maine, Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project (ILAP) and the Refugee and Human Rights Clinic (RHRC) at the University of Maine School of Law are suing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for information about its detention activities in Maine.

The ACLU of Maine filed an amicus brief supporting the due process rights of people who are involuntarily hospitalized in Maine.

The lawsuit seeks to compel USCIS to release information about how the Boston and Newark asylum offices assess asylum requests. The lawsuit comes after advocates observed a marked decrease in asylum approvals from the Boston Sub-Office, especially for asylum seekers from central African countries.

The lawsuit challenges the practice by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) of transferring immigrant detainees from New England to ICE detention facilities in southern states.

We sued the federal government in 2020 for unconstitutional border patrol checkpoints in northern New England. In 2023, Border Patrol agreed to stop operating a problematic checkpoint until January 1, 2025.