Press Releases

Maine Lawmakers Must Uphold Right To Speedy Trial

The Maine and US Constitutions guarantee the right to a speedy trial, but Maine is failing to uphold that promise. It's past time for state lawmakers to act.
Issue Areas: Criminal Legal Reform

Maine Groups Oppose Anti-Abortion Bills

Maine lawmakers are considering several bills to restrict access to abortion, and shame and ostracize patients. The government should never have the authority to force a person to remain pregnant against their will.
Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom

Maine Lawmakers Considering Failed Policies of the War on Drugs

Maine lawmakers are pushing for policies that rely on the core ideas of the failed War on Drugs by attempting to address a public health crisis with mass incarceration instead of increased access to healthcare, housing, and jobs.
Issue Areas: Criminal Legal Reform

ICE Withheld Records, So We Sued – And Won

A federal judge has ordered ICE to conduct a search for documents concerning a planned Scarborough facility and the agency’s detention practices in Maine.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Maine Lawmakers Must Act to Guarantee Constitutional Right to Speedy Trial

We're calling on Maine lawmakers to take action following a victory for fair process at the Maine Supreme Court
Issue Areas: Criminal Legal Reform

Happy 100th Birthday to Justice Louis Scolnick, Co-Founder of the ACLU of Maine

The ACLU of Maine today celebrates the 100th birthday of Justice Louis Scolnik, an accomplished judge and civil rights icon in Maine.

ACLU Seeks Investigation into Misuse of COVID-19 Relief Funds on Penobscot County Jail

The ACLU of Maine has joined with ACLU affiliates around the country in a letter to the U.S. Department of Treasury seeking an investigation into the widespread, improper use of COVID relief funds to build and expand jails and prisons, including the money allocated in Penobscot County.
Issue Areas: Criminal Legal Reform