News & Commentary

This week at the ACLU of Maine: Reflections on the Fourth of July and what we can learn from Frederick Douglass, SCOTUS agrees to hear two ACLU cases, an upcoming webinar on the biggest Supreme Court decisions of 2025, and more. 

As AI increasingly makes decisions in hiring, policing, and social services, the ACLU’s Civil Rights in the Digital Age Summit focuses on promoting responsible AI design to ensure technology protects rights and serves justice for all.

The decision in Skrmetti v. U.S. is not the end of the road. We can, and must, show up for trans youth in the courts and in our communities.

This week at the ACLU of Maine: The state legislature wraps up its session, SCOTUS hands down major decisions, Maine upholds its strongest-in-the-nation internet privacy laws, and more. 

We're not backing down in the fight to uphold the Fourteenth Amendment and birthright citizenship.

Habeas Corpus has protected our rights since before America’s founding. Today, the Trump administration has threatened to suspend this right to carry out its unlawful immigration agenda.

This week at the ACLU of Maine: A victory for due process and immigrants' rights at the State House, all bills attacking trans rights are officially defeated in Augusta, and a devastating loss for trans rights at the Supreme Court.

Vargas shares with the ACLU the common misconceptions about immigration and immigrants that he’s encountered through work with his nonprofit, Define America.

This week at the ACLU of Maine: Anti-abortion bills are officially defeated in Augusta, we continue defending our client against unlawful deportation orders, and we're joining the community to rally for our rights.