Leaders of nonprofit organizations from across Maine – including labor unions, pro-democracy organizations and equal-rights advocates – are urging their members to vote “no” on Question 1 this November.
The organization filed a complaint to uncover information about an unlawful traffic stop involving overreach, racial profiling, and retaliation against a Maine resident.
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court will hear arguments following the state’s appeal of a ruling requiring it to uphold the Sixth Amendment right to counsel.
The First Circuit for the U.S. Court of Appeals has upheld a trial court’s order blocking enforcement of the president’s executive order restricting birthright citizenship – a blatant violation of the 14th Amendment.
A federal court ordered the man released, finding the government had unlawfully jailed him and denied him a bond hearing, a violation of federal law.
The ruling comes after the ACLU of Maine filed a habeas petition on behalf man held without bond. The organization has now filed a related class action.