Know Your Rights
Everyone has basic rights under the U.S. Constitution and civil rights laws.
Click on the links below to learn what rights you have, how to exercise them, and what to do when your rights are violated.
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Jan 30, 2024
Know Your Rights: General Immigrants' Rights
Regardless of your immigration status, you have guaranteed rights under the Constitution. Learn more about your rights as an immigrant, and how to express them.
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Sep 11, 2023
Know Your Rights: Students' Rights
The Supreme Court ruled in 1969 that students do not "shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate." This is true for other fundamental rights, as well.
Sep 06, 2023
Know Your Rights: Tribal Regalia at School
Know your rights about tribal regalia in Maine public schools.
Aug 23, 2023
Guidance for Health Care, Shelters, Clergy, Education
Know your rights when working or volunteering in health care centers, homeless shelters, places of worship, and schools.
Mar 21, 2018
Know Your Rights: Immigration Agents on Buses
The government has asserted that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers may operate immigration checkpoints anywhere within 100 miles of the external boundary of the United States. With its 600 miles of border shared with Canada, Maine is a hotspot for these types of checkpoints.
Feb 23, 2018
Know Your Rights: Student Walkouts and Protest at School
You have a right to make your voice heard at school. Learn more and know your rights.
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