The ACLU of Maine will present oral arguments to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court on Tuesday arguing that the state constitution requires a more strict adherence to Miranda rights than required by current federal law.
A day after the federal government announced that it has extended the deadline for Mainers to comply with REAL ID requirements, the ACLU of Maine called on the US Congress to end the deeply flawed policy once and for all.
A new study finds that despite a 21-year-old law requiring all Maine K-12 schools to teach students about the Wabanaki Tribes school districts across the state, school districts have failed to include Wabanaki Studies consistently and appropriately in their curriculum.
The ACLU, ACLU of Maine, and the National Women’s Law Center filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit urging it to uphold a Maine federal district court’s ruling that the Maine Equal Pay Law forbids sex-based disparities in employee pay.
The class action settlement also recognizes that incarcerated people have a constitutionally protected property interest in their prison accounts.
A Department of Justice investigation concludes that Maine's children's behavioral health system creates a significant risk of segregating and institutionalizing children with disabilities, in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.