Lawsuit Seeks to Compel USCIS to Release Documents about Asylum Process
The lawsuit seeks information from the USCIS Boston and Newark offices after a marked decrease in asylum approvals
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Voting Rights Lawsuit, Maine Groups Call on Governor Mills and Secretary of State Dunlap to Remove Barriers to Absentee Voting
Today, the Kennebec County Superior Court will hold a hearing on the constitutionality of many aspects of Maine’s election system, including whether absentee ballots must be counted if they are postmarked by Election Day, and whether the government needs to cover the postage on absentee ballot en
ACLU of Maine Statement Supporting Recommendations of the Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous and Maine Tribal Populations
We applaud the work of the Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous and Maine Tribal Populations, which applied a racial equity lens to 454 bills in the 129th Legislative Session, and selected 46 bills that center addressing racial disparities.
ACLU of Maine and Maine Conservation Voters File Amicus Brief in Maine Voting Rights Case
AUGUSTA – Today, the ACLU of Maine and the Maine Conservation Voters filed an amicus brief in a lawsuit challenging barriers to absentee voting in Maine.
ACLU Affiliates in New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont File Lawsuit Challenging Border Patrol Checkpoints
ACLU affiliates in New Hampshire, Maine, and Vermont today filed a federal lawsuit challenging the use of unconstitutional border patrol checkpoints that frequently occur on I-93 in Woodstock, New Hampshire and elsewhere in northern New England.
Court of Appeals Finds Cape Elizabeth High School Student Engaged in Constitutionally Protected Speech
Court of Appeals affirms lower court’s preliminary injunction, blocking the student’s suspension. Writing for the Court, Judge Lynch found, the school, “is not permitted to punish a student merely because her speech causes argument on a controversial topic.”