Bangor Median Ban Threatens First Amendment Rights
An ordinance passed Monday threatens free speech rights and targets unhoused residents under the guise of public safety.
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Supreme Court Denies Challenge to FDA Approval of Abortion Medication
The court unanimously rejected a request by anti-abortion groups to restrict mifepristone nationwide.
Amid Black and Indigenous Studies Fights, Education Leaders Come to Maine
Across the United States, communities are fighting over whether and how to teach Black and Indigenous studies in public schools. This week, leading civil rights historian Dr. Hasan Kwame Jeffries is coming to Maine to present Lessons in Hard History.
Bangor Loitering Ban Violates First Amendment
A proposed ordinance before the Bangor City Council would restrict free speech under the guise of public safety.
Court Allows Expanded Lawsuit to Proceed Against State for Failing to Provide Attorneys
The Kennebec County Superior Court will allow the ACLU of Maine to name the Attorney General and sue the state over ineffective assistance of counsel, lack of counsel, and unlawful imprisonment.
Report: Number of People Denied Counsel Skyrockets as Law Court Allows Suit Against State to Proceed
Maine's Highest Court has allowed our lawsuit to return to trial in our case challenging the state's failure to uphold people's Sixth Amendment right to counsel.