The ACLU of Maine is proud to announce that Deirdre M. Smith of Pownal is the recipient of the 2016 Justice Louis Scolnik Award. The award will be presented at a dinner and celebration on Thursday, April 28 at the Harraseeket Inn in Freeport.
The ACLU of Maine today urged legislators to reject a bill that would reinstate felony-level penalties for some low-level drug crimes.
The ACLU of Maine released the following statement in response to LD 1577, a governor's bill to allow the transfer of mental health patients to the Maine State Prison or other correctional facility. The ACLU opposed a similar attempt in 2013.
Portland - Over 50 faith, business, immigrant and advocacy organizations sent letters calling on Maine’s top elected officials to reject the American SAFE Act of 2015, a bill that seeks to block U.S.
Portland – The ACLU of Maine, the national ACLU and Planned Parenthood Federation of America today filed a lawsuit seeking to restore abortion coverage for women who qualify for MaineCare.
AUGUSTA - The ACLU calls upon all policy makers, at the federal and state levels, to affirm the need to welcome Syrian refugees who are fleeing the brutality of ISIS.