News & Commentary

We're holding federal agents accountable for violating a Portland resident's civil rights during the reckless operations in January 2026.

Portland City Council is considering an ordinance to protect due process and immigrants’ rights – and they need to hear from you. A final vote is expected on April 27. Take action now.

On April 1, we traveled to D.C. to defend birthright citizenship in front of the Supreme Court.

We’ll be defending birthright citizenship at SCOTUS, a core American principle.

Over our 106-year history, the work of the ACLU has always been vital – but during wartime, our work becomes especially urgent.

The ordinance, supported by the ACLU of Maine, offers stronger protections than LD 1971 to preserve local resources for local priorities and prevent all city staff from participating in federal abuses of power.

No government is above the law. Sanford must turn over their public records related to their police department's cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.

Amid President Donald Trump's unconstitutional war against Iran, ACLU experts break down who has the power to declare war — and how Congress can assert its war powers.

Such readings shouldn’t generally be retained at all, but if they are at least privacy needs to be protected