Weekly Highlights: March 24 - 28
This week at the ACLU of Maine: Fight for abortion access at the Maine State House, a new class action complaint against Trump's mass federal firings, 23andMe privacy concerns, and more.
Defending Equality, Liberty & Justice in Maine
News & Commentary
Can Border Agents Search Your Electronic Devices? It’s Complicated.
The government has long claimed that Fourth Amendment protections prohibiting warrantless searches don’t apply at the border. Our smartphones store detailed accounts of our conversations, professional lives...
Machine Surveillance is Being Super-Charged by Large AI Models
Limits and guardrails are vital to protect our privacy and liberty — as well as our sanity — against omnipresent AI surveillance.
PRESS RELEASES
Federal Employees File Class-Action Complaint Against Trump Administration for Unlawfully Targeting Employees for DEI Activities
The class action complaint, led by a federal worker in Maine, cites violations of the First Amendment and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
Trump Abuses Power by Withholding Millions to University of Maine System
The president’s actions violate the basic power sharing structures of our democracy.
Immigrants’ Rights Advocates Denounce New England ICE Detentions
New England states, including Maine, are more likely to be used in President Trump’s mass deportation effort as the government begins detaining immigrants in a New Hampshire federal prison.
