FAIRFIELD – The ACLU of Maine yesterday sent a letter to Joshua Reny, Town Manager of Fairfield, urging him to repeal an overbroad policy governing social media use by town employees. The policy violates the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment rights of town employees, according to the ACLU.
SOUTH PORTLAND – The Maine Supreme Judicial Court today ruled that a City of South Portland policy prohibiting all city employees from running for or serving in city elected office violated the rights of two city employees.
AUGUSTA – The Maine Legislature today passed LD 1515, a Governor’s bill that proposes to expand the mental health unit at the Maine State Prison to hold some patients formerly housed at Riverview Psychiatric Center. The House and Senate passed the bill for engrossment and it now goes back to both
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AUGUSTA – Governor LePage issued an executive order directing the Commissioner of Public Safety to issue a policy governing law enforcement’s use and operation of drones.
PORTLAND – Pine Tree Legal Assistance and the ACLU of Maine filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court on Friday challenging the constitutionality of actions undertaken by the Westbrook Police Department.