Press Releases

Feb 28, 2020

ACLU Applauds Concord Coach Decision to Block Warrantless Searches

The ACLU affiliates in Maine and New Hampshire today applauded the decision from Concord Coach Lines to stop allowing immigration agents to board their buses without a warrant to question and search their passengers.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Feb 20, 2020

ACLU Calls on Concord Coach to Protect Passengers from Immigration Raids

New CBP Memo Makes Clear Agents Need Consent to Board Buses
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Feb 18, 2020

ACLU in Augusta to Call For Bail Reform

Hearing On LD 1421 TODAY at 1:05 in Judiciary Committee
Issue Areas: Criminal Legal Reform, Racial Justice
Jan 28, 2020

Advocates Call for Immediate and Long-term Juvenile Justice Reforms

As Task Force Meets Today, Experts Say Existing Legislation Addresses Pressing Problems
Jan 23, 2020

As Overdose Deaths Continue to Rise, ACLU Calls for Changes to Drug Law

Following news that drug overdose deaths in Maine increased in 2019, the ACLU of Maine renewed its call for the legislature to pass a bill that would stop the criminalization of people who use drugs and remove barriers to treatment and harm-reduction measures. 
Issue Areas: Criminal Legal Reform