Weekly Highlights December 8 - 12

The latest from the ACLU of Maine: We're going to court to again to protect Maine people's privacy, Rockland votes on a key ordinance, and new public records show how our state is cooperating with federal immigration enforcement.

By Maggie Nugent

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Weekly Highlights December 1 – 5

The latest from the ACLU of Maine: Birthright citizenship case heading to the Supreme Court, a victory for disability rights in Maine, and former federal employees sue over First Amendment violations.

By Samuel Crankshaw

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New Report Highlights How CBP and Border Patrol are Becoming a Repressive Internal Intelligence Agency

AP report reveals how the agency uses AI and mass surveillance across the nation to target, detain, and seize money from innocent drivers

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Weekly Highlights November 10 – 14

This week at the ACLU of Maine: Our Scolnik Award recap, an update on Rockland's ordinance on immigration enforcement, and more!

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Weekly Highlights November 3 – 7

This week at the ACLU of Maine: A victory for voting rights, how local Maine towns can defend immigrants' rights and due process, and more!

By Maggie Nugent

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Defending Due Process in the Face of ICE in Maine

Maine towns and cities do not have to be complicit in the president’s abuses of power and violations of our rights.

By Michael Kebede

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Weekly Highlights October 27 – 31

This week at the ACLU of Maine: We're investigation an unlawful traffic stop by CBP in Presque Isle, and more.

By Maggie Nugent

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Victory: Our Client Was Released From Unlawful Immigration Detention in Maine

A federal court ordered our client released, finding the government had unlawfully jailed him and denied him a bond hearing – a blatant violation of federal law.

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New Lawsuits: How the ACLU of Maine is Challenging Federal Attacks on Immigrants' Due Process

Late last week, we won a preliminary victory on behalf of a man unlawfully jailed by federal immigration officials in Maine. Now we've filed a class action lawsuit to uphold the rights of other people in similar situations.

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