News & Commentary

After a short summer break, the ACLU of Maine is back in action with a victory from Maine's highest court, a new back-to-school toolkit, and preparations for several upcoming events!

The 2025 legislative session presented critical opportunities for Maine lawmakers to push back against the federal government’s attempts to disrupt our legal system and roll back our rights. Learn more about this year's top priorities and where we go from here.

This term was marked by sharp right turns in major civil rights cases, a mixed record on lower-profile cases, and mixed outcomes in an ascendant emergency docket

This week at the ACLU of Maine: Updates on our lawsuit against illegal immigration detention in Maine, covering the Supreme Court term with the community in Machias, and preparing for Pride throughout Maine!

This week at the ACLU of Maine: Our Sixth Amendment case moved forward, the Supreme Court heard arguments about birthright citizenship, we're engaging Wells residents on immigration issues, and more.

We’re on the Hill this week telling Congress to fund real solutions

This week at the ACLU of Maine: A new way to keep up-to-date on our work, a next step in our Sixth Amendment case, how to track the bills we're weighing in on, and more!

It was another busy week at the ACLU of Maine: We gathered with the community at SPACE Gallery, outlined our Robbins victory and next steps, and testified in Augusta on one piece of the puzzle to end the state's Sixth Amendment crisis and uphold the right to counsel.

Victory! A superior court ruled in our favor, ordering Maine to uphold people’s Sixth Amendment right to counsel and establish a plan to end the ongoing crisis.