The 132nd Legislature started the legislative session on December 4, 2024, and is expected to run through the spring of 2025. We are in Augusta every week, working with lawmakers and ally organizations to protect and defend the civil rights and liberties of all people in Maine.
Many bills have printed and are moving through the legislature, but lawmakers are still developing new bills. We are evaluating how each may affect Mainers' civil rights and liberties.
This page has some of our top priorities, but we are still adding more. Check back regularly for the latest information.
We're reviewing every bill and testifying on dozens of bills that could affect your civil rights and liberties. See the complete list, follow them in the legislative process, and read our testimony.
The right to a speedy trial is critical to upholding the idea that all people are presumed innocent until proven guilty. When the government chooses to charge a person with a crime, it is the government’s...
Corporations have built a surveillance economy, collecting people’s most sensitive information without their consent – all to turn a profit. This risks our safety, exacerbates inequality, and threatens our...
The government should never have the authority to force a person to remain pregnant against their will – and we'll keep fighting to keep it that way in Maine.
Maine needs a statewide public health response to the deadly overdose epidemic – not the continued policies of the failed War on Drugs.
Our Constitution and democratic system demand that the government be transparent and accountable to the people, not the other way around.