The ACLU of Maine, Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project (ILAP) and the Refugee and Human Rights Clinic (RHRC) at the University of Maine School of Law are suing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for information about its detention activities in Maine.
After receiving overwhelming public support, LD 2 – a bill that creates a mechanism to implement the use of racial impact statements during the legislative process – is moving forward in the Legislature.
Piscataquis County Commissioners violated Maine's open meeting law when they wrote and adopted a resolution in secret, and went on to silence critical voices and block remote attendees from hearing the commissioners' meeting.
The ACLU of Maine is urging the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to prioritize prisons, jails and detention facilities in its COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan.
The lawsuit seeks information from the USCIS Boston and Newark offices after a marked decrease in asylum approvals
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