Press Releases

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
Jan 08, 2020

Federal Appeals Court Will Hear Maine Tuition Case Today

Civil Rights and Religious Groups Urge Federal Appeals Court to Affirm That Maine Need Not Fund Religious Education
Issue Areas: Religious Liberty
Nov 06, 2019

Groups Urge Federal Appeals Court to Uphold Maine Tuition Program

Civil Rights and Religious Groups Urge Federal Appeals Court to Affirm That Maine Need Not Fund Religious Education
Issue Areas: Religious Liberty
Oct 07, 2019

TODAY: Arguments in Portland Over Whether State Unconstitutionally Imprisoned Boy with Mental Illness and Cognitive Disabilities

State Must Stop Incarcerating Children Who Have Been Found Incompetent to Stand Trial, Say Groups
Oct 04, 2019

Arguments Monday in Portland Over Whether State Unconstitutionally Imprisoned Boy with Mental Illness and Cognitive Disabilities

State Must Stop Incarcerating Children Who Have Been Found Incompetent to Stand Trial, Say Groups