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Molly Curren Rowles brings extensive experience in Maine non-profit management, public interest advocacy, and law.

Consumer privacy laws should strengthen free speech protections online, and vice versa. Here’s how it can be done.

We had a busy week in Augusta, moving legislation from criminal legal reform to bodily autonomy.

Businesses offering expressive services do not have a First Amendment right to refuse to serve customers based on their identity. The SCOTUS decision merely recognizes a business’s right to choose not to sell certain products to anyone.

See this week's highlights from Augusta and what we have on our radar for next week.

The legislative session has a million moving parts. Here's what you need to know to keep up.

The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) helps to provide communities across the country with access to the internet, but the program is likely to run out of funding in April 2024. The ACLU is urging Congress to support the program.

We won a number of victories during the 2023 legislative session, from expanding abortion access to protecting criminal legal reforms. We're looking forward to getting more proposals over the finish line in 2024 to protect privacy, enforce the right to a speedy trial, and more.

We will always advocate for civil liberties — next year will be no different.