Press Releases

We're Demanding Public Schools Stop Book Bans, Protect Students' Rights

The organized national campaign to ban books featuring people of color and LGBTQ people has been exported to Maine. We're demanding Maine schools protect students' rights to speak and access information freely.

Court of Appeals Finds Cape Elizabeth High School Student Engaged in Constitutionally Protected Speech

Court of Appeals affirms lower court’s preliminary injunction, blocking the student’s suspension. Writing for the Court, Judge Lynch found, the school, “is not permitted to punish a student merely because her speech causes argument on a controversial topic.”

Yarmouth Residents, ACLU Challenge New Restrictions on Who Can Run for Town Council

Lawsuit Argues Charter Amendment Violates the First Amendment
Issue Areas: Freedom of Expression