Through the Lens of Liberty: The ACLU’s Year in Photos

From nationwide rallies to crucial Supreme Court cases, revisit the photos that encapsulate our eventful year.

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Weekly Highlights December 1 – 5

The latest from the ACLU of Maine: Birthright citizenship case heading to the Supreme Court, a victory for disability rights in Maine, and former federal employees sue over First Amendment violations.

By Samuel Crankshaw

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Court Preserves Landmark Victory for Disability Rights in Maine

Following our intervention, a federal court has preserved a landmark agreement to reform the children's behavioral health system and uphold youth disability rights in Maine.

By Carol Garvan

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Another Police Use of AI

Axon’s “Policy Chat” product seeks to give officers guidance on department policies and procedures

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New Report Highlights How CBP and Border Patrol are Becoming a Repressive Internal Intelligence Agency

AP report reveals how the agency uses AI and mass surveillance across the nation to target, detain, and seize money from innocent drivers

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Your Smartphone, Their Rules: How App Stores Enable Corporate-Government Censorship

Big Tech Oligopoly helps the Trump Administration crack down on free speech

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Face Recognition and the ‘Trump Terror’: A Marriage Made in Hell

ICE and CBP are smashing their way not only through car windows but also through any constraints on the use of face recognition

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Weekly Highlights November 10 – 14

This week at the ACLU of Maine: Our Scolnik Award recap, an update on Rockland's ordinance on immigration enforcement, and more!

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2025 Elections: Voters Came Out in Record Numbers to Defend Key Civil Liberties Issues Across the Country

In big wins for civil liberties to protect abortion access and voting rights, and defy fearmongering, voters built the momentum needed to carry the fight forward to future elections.

A person stands at a voting booth marked with an American flag and the word “VOTE” inside a community polling place. The room has wooden floors, orange stacked chairs, and colorful landscape paintings on the walls, with a small U.S. flag displayed nearby.