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

Can Trump change the law with an executive order? Erase DEI at the federal level? Target dissent? ACLU experts answer.

This week at the ACLU of Maine: A public hearing at the State House about trans student athlete bans, preparing for an upcoming hearing on data privacy bills, and reflecting on the first 100 days of the Trump presidency.

Maine has made national headlines for refusing to comply with Trump’s demand to ban trans girls from playing school sports. In Augusta, lawmakers are considering bills that would make these bans a reality. 

This week at the ACLU of Maine: May Day march, uncovering immigration enforcement in Wells, protecting voting rights, and more.

As Wells considers its next budget, an agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement is likely to increase costs and liabilities, threaten Maine people's constitutional rights, and decrease community safety.

With 53 lawsuits filed against the Trump administration and counting, we will not surrender our freedoms to a lawless executive branch.

This week at the ACLU of Maine: We joined a federal class action lawsuit on behalf of international students, we're taking action against potential attacks on trans student athletes, and we're pushing back on ICE activity in Maine.

Governors, attorneys general, mayors, and other local officials are starting to vocally say no to President Donald Trump’s radical and dangerous agenda. Here’s why their roles are so crucial for our democracy and the state of civil liberties today.