News & Commentary
Sep 16, 2011
Stand in Solidarity with Troy Davis
Please take action today: go here to send a message to the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles.On Monday, ACLU of Maine Executive Director Shenna Bellows will be speaking at Colby College in support of clemency for Troy Davis and on the death penalty in America. The event is organized by the Amnesty International chapter at Colby.
Sep 12, 2011
Civil Liberties Since 9/11
"The history of our nation’s response to 9/11 has not finally been written, and we are still faced with enormous challenges. Hopefully, in 10 years when we pause to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the attacks, we will view the stigmatization of Muslims with the same scorn we now have for the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II. Hopefully, too, our privacy laws will have been strengthened to provide safeguards for our right to be left alone. And hopefully, most Americans will recognize what people in Maine already know: safety and freedom are both part of America’s foundation. We can be safe and free."
Tonight, the University of Maine School of Law and the Maine World Affairs Council are hosting a panel discussion on the law and foreign affairs since 9/11. I hope you can attend.
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