ACLU Urges Passage of Bill to Prevent Overdose Deaths
AUGUSTA – The ACLU of Maine will be in Augusta today to urge the Health and Human Servic
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Victory! Federal Court Rules in Favor of Free Speech in Portland’s Medians
PORTLAND – Today, the United States District Court for the District of Maine declared that a Portland ordinance that prohibits anyone from standing on a median strip for any reason but planting political campaign signs, including for all other forms of pr
ACLU Responds to Governor LePage’s Call for A Renewed War on Drugs
AUGUSTA – Governor LePage’s call for a renewed “war on drugs” in tonight’s State of the State is a misguided approach to Maine’s rise in drug abuse, according to the ACLU of Maine.
Groups Call for New OPEGA Review of Prison Health Care
AUGUSTA – In a letter to the Government Oversight Committee last week, advocates called for a review of health care in Maine state correctional facilities by the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability (OPEGA).
VICTORY! Maine Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Transgender Student Forced to Use Staff Bathroom
PORTLAND – In a victory for the privacy and dignity of transgender students, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court todayruled that a school district violated the Maine Human Rights Act (MHRA) when it required a transgender girl to use
Mayor Brennan, Advocates Call on State to Reject GA Rule Change
PORTLAND – Portland Mayor Michael Brennan and leaders in the faith, business and immigrant communities today called on the Department of Health and Human Ser