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Weekly Highlights December 1 – 5

The latest from the ACLU of Maine: Birthright citizenship case heading to the Supreme Court, a victory for disability rights in Maine, and former federal employees sue over First Amendment violations.
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Court Preserves Landmark Victory for Disability Rights in Maine

Following our intervention, a federal court has preserved a landmark agreement to reform the children's behavioral health system and uphold youth disability rights in Maine.
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Know Your Rights: Video Series for Interacting with Immigration Agents

Know Your Rights in motion: Watch this ACLU video series to know your rights when interacting with ICE in English, Español (Spanish), اُردُو (Urdu), العَرَبِيَّة (Arabic), Kreyòl Ayisyen (Haitian Creole), Pусский (Russian), 普通话 (Mandarin).
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Supreme Court to Hear High-Stakes Birthright Citizenship Challenge

Immigrants’ rights advocates will argue critical case before the Supreme Court later this term. Courts have uniformly rejected President Trump’s attempts to strip away a core constitutional protection and blocked his birthright citizenship executive order.
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Rockland Council Limits Local Involvement in Federal Immigration Enforcement

The measure will preserve local resources for local priorities and prevent city staff from participating in federal abuses of power.

Supreme Court to Hear High-Stakes Birthright Citizenship Challenge

Immigrants’ rights advocates will argue critical case before the Supreme Court later this term. Courts have uniformly rejected President Trump’s attempts to strip away a core constitutional protection and blocked his birthright citizenship executive order.

In Key Victory for Youth Disability Rights, Federal Court Denies Effort to Roll Back Settlement

A judge rejected a motion by the U.S. Department of Justice and State of Maine to weaken an agreement to uphold the rights of youth with disabilities.