Governor Mills Will Not Veto Amended Good Samaritan Expansion
Recovery advocates and Governor Janet Mills have reached an agreement to expand Maine’s Good Samaritan law.
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Maine House Fails to Advance Bill to Promote Civil Liberties on Roadways
The Maine House has failed to advance a modest bill that would have promoted racial justice and civil liberties on Maine's roadways by decriminalizing minor traffic violations.
ACLU of Maine and MECEP Report Calls for Drug Decriminalization in Maine
A new report by the ACLU of Maine and Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) details the enormous social and economic costs of criminalizing people who use drugs. The report's central recommendation is to decriminalize drugs.
ACLU of Maine Files Lawsuit Challenging Maine’s Inadequate Indigent Defense System
The ACLU of Maine is suing the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services (MCILS) over its failure to provide constitutionally adequate legal representation to poor people accused of crimes in Maine.
Advocates Respond to Investigation about Use of Force at Long Creek
An investigation into reports of use of force at Long Creek this summer has confirmed that youth were subjected to chokeholds and prone restraints, in violation of the youth prison’s policy.
ACLU of Maine Statement on United States v. Boyd Decision
A federal district judge has suppressed evidence recovered during an illegal traffic stop in the case of United States v. Boyd, in which the ACLU of Maine filed an amicus brief.