Ratified by the states in 1868, the 14th Amendment holds that, “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and ...

The three-day trial over Maine's failure to provide adequate legal representation to low-income defendants concluded today in ...

A state attorney told a judge Friday he's not against releasing some criminal defendants from jail who have been denied their constitutional rights to a lawyer, as long as public safety is taken into ...

A judge recently ruled state failed to provide low-income defendants with legal representation. Over the past three days, a ...

The American Civil Liberties Union of Maine was in court Wednesday to argue for the widespread release of low-income Mainers ...

A superior court justice will hear arguments this week about what the state can do to meet its constitutional obligation to ...

Trump's order says the federal government won't recognize the birthright of children born to parents in the country without ...

In separate legal actions, Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey and the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine sued the Trump ...

The ACLU has won a settlement that will allow certain ... “I was taken to a detention center, and some of the women there shared with me how they too were separated from their families.” ...

BALTIMORE, MD -- The Maine Men's Basketball team picked up a dominant win over UMBC by a score of 87-62. Maine held a lead of eight points or more throughout the entire game. AJ Lopez lead the Black ...

The American Civil Liberties Union was founded in 1920 and is our nation's guardian of liberty. The ACLU works in the courts, legislatures and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights ...

After the ACLU took legal action ... “I will never forget the desperate pleas of my son when he begged to stay with me in detention, or how he broke down with emotion on the day I was finally ...