News & Commentary

Mar 05, 2018

Smart City or Surveillance City?

Portland is moving forward with a plan to install LED lights with advanced technological capabilities. Falmouth, South Portland, Biddeford, Rockland and Scarborough have all considered similar projects.

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Feb 23, 2018

Week in Review: Student Protest, Deportation, Indefinite Detention

Top news stories and must-read articles from the week.

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Feb 16, 2018

Week in Review: Dreamers, Muslim Ban, ADA

Top news stories and must-read articles from the week.

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Feb 09, 2018

Week in Review: Spying, Guantanamo, Transgender Rights

Top news stories and must-read articles from the week.

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Jan 31, 2018

Meet our legal intern, Felix!

My name is Felix Hagenimana and I am a legal intern at the ACLU of Maine.

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Jan 26, 2018

Week in Review: Voting Rights, Solitary Confinement, DACA

Top news stories and must-read articles from the week.

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Jan 25, 2018

Interrogation on the Bus

On January 19, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents boarded a bus in Florida and, questioned passengers about their citizenship, and removed a woman who had just been to meet her baby granddaughter for the first time. That woman's fate remains unclear; her family has not heard from her since, and fear she is in immigration detention. 

Know your rights when Customs and Border Protection agents board your bus
Jan 19, 2018

Week in Review: Warrantless Spying, Health Care Discrimination, Transgender Students Vulnerable

Top news stories and must-read articles from the week.

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Jan 08, 2018

Our New Year's resolution: a better Maine

Did you make a New Year’s resolution this year? If you did, chances are you’re working to make something better. For the ACLU of Maine, that means working to make Maine a better place in 2018. It means more freedom, more justice and more equality for all people. Here are some of our resolutions:

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