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Jun 28, 2025

Weekly Highlights June 23 - 27

This week at the ACLU of Maine: The state legislature wraps up its session, SCOTUS hands down major decisions, Maine upholds its strongest-in-the-nation internet privacy laws, and more.

Jun 27, 2025

We Just Filed a New Lawsuit to Protect Birthright Citizenship

We're not backing down in the fight to uphold the Fourteenth Amendment and birthright citizenship.

Two signs are held up during the May Day March In Manhattan, New York on May 1, 2025. The largest of the signs is in the foreground and reads"We Are a Nation of Immigrants," while the smaller in the background reads, " WE ARE ALL (EXCEPT NATIVE...

Jun 25, 2025

What is Habeas Corpus? Why Does It Matter?

Habeas Corpus has protected our rights since before America’s founding. Today, the Trump administration has threatened to suspend this right to carry out its unlawful immigration agenda.

At the Lawyers Rally In Lower Manhattan To Demand Respect For The Rule Of Law, a demonstrator holds up a sign with white lettering on a red background that reds, "PROTECT THE RULE OF LAW".

Jun 20, 2025

Weekly Highlights June 16 – 20

This week at the ACLU of Maine: A victory for due process and immigrants' rights at the State House, all bills attacking trans rights are officially defeated in Augusta, and a devastating loss for trans...

Jun 17, 2025

Jose Antonio Vargas on What We Get Wrong About Immigration Reform

Vargas shares with the ACLU the common misconceptions about immigration and immigrants that he’s encountered through work with his nonprofit, Define America.

A smiling Jose Antonio Vargas and two equally joyful female family members stand to the right of a large sign that reads "JOSE ANTONIO VARGAS

Jun 13, 2025

Weekly Highlights June 9 – 13

This week at the ACLU of Maine: Anti-abortion bills are officially defeated in Augusta, we continue defending our client against unlawful deportation orders, and we're joining the community to rally for our...