Women's Rights

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We strive to ensure all women and girls in Maine are able to lead lives free from discrimination. This includes fighting for equal economic opportunities, educational equity, and an end to gender-based violence.

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ACLU, ACLU of Maine, and National Women’s Law Center File Amicus Brief Urging First Circuit Court of Appeals to Uphold Maine’s Strong Equal Pay Act

The ACLU, ACLU of Maine, and the National Women’s Law Center filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit urging it to uphold a Maine federal district court’s ruling that the Maine Equal Pay Law forbids sex-based disparities in employee pay.
Issue Areas: Women's Rights
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Broad Coalition Will Oppose “Fetal Personhood” Bill

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Broad Coalition of Advocates Will Oppose Bills that Make it Harder for People to Vote

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ACLU of Maine Praises Lawmakers for Advancing Bill Aimed at Banning Shackling of Pregnant Women

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Nov 24, 2015

Mabel Wadsworth Women's Health Center et al. v. Lambrew