Press Releases

ACLU of Maine Finds Expanded Immigration Detainment, Demands More Information

The ACLU of Maine learned of increased ICE detention in Maine and is seeking more information about local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.

Municipal Risk Pool Ordered to Pay $130,000 in Public Records Case

A government entity has been ordered to pay $130,000 of our legal expenses after refusing to comply with an open records request.

Maine Supreme Judicial Court Finds Government Agency Acted In Bad Faith by Withholding Public Document

Our court victory has established a new standard to hold Maine's government accountable to the people.

ACLU of Maine Statement on Piscataquis County Commissioners' Deliberate Violation of Maine's Open Meeting Law

Piscataquis County Commissioners violated Maine's open meeting law when they wrote and adopted a resolution in secret, and went on to silence critical voices and block remote attendees from hearing the commissioners' meeting.