Press Releases

Maine Lawmakers Reject So-Called Privacy Bill Backed by Big Tech

LD 1973 would have maintained the status quo for consumer privacy in Maine, allowing tech giants to continue their worst abuses.
Issue Areas: Privacy

ACLU of Maine Applauds House Passage of Speedy Trial Bill

LD 1771 would uphold Mainers’ Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial, joining 41 states and the federal government.
Issue Areas: Criminal Legal Reform

ACLU Applauds Senate Rejection of Bill to Imprison Legally Innocent People

LD 2046 would make permanent a law allowing the state to imprison legally innocent people instead of providing necessary medical care. We're calling on the House to join their colleagues in the Senate by setting a clear end date to this dangerous practice.
Issue Areas: Criminal Legal Reform

ACLU of Maine Applauds Passage of Public Defense Funding

The Maine State Legislature has unanimously passed LD 653 to open two new public defense offices and train attorneys.

ACLU of Maine Announces Molly Curren Rowles as New Executive Director

Join us in welcoming Molly Curren Rowles to the team! Molly brings extensive experience in Maine non-profit management, public interest advocacy, and law.

We're Returning to Litigation in Our Case Against the State for Failing to Provide Counsel

Maine is failing to uphold the Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel for people who cannot afford their own attorney. After extensive settlement negotiations with the state, we are returning to litigation.
Issue Areas: Criminal Legal Reform

Wabanaki and African American Studies Clears the Senate

The Senate passed LD 2001, following House passage last week. This bill would give teachers and schools the resources they need to teach Wabanaki and African American studies, just as Maine law demands.

We're Urging Lawmakers to Oppose a Bill that Would Ban Property Ownership Based on Race, Double Down on War on Drugs

Like an unconstitutional Florida law, LD 2204 would prohibit people from buying property based solely on their national origin, along with provisions that would increase incarceration rates and expand police surveillance without probable cause.

Caribou High School Plans to Fingerprint Students. We're Demanding Answers.

Plans to fingerprint public school students raise serious privacy concerns. We've filed an open records request to learn more.
Issue Areas: Youth Rights, Privacy