Through Seneca Falls, and Selma, and Stonewall
From Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. in his famous "I Have A Dream" speech in Washington:"The marvelous new militancy which has engulfed the Negro community must not lead us to a distrust of all white...
View ArticleVoting and a Grassroots Victory
This morning at 10 am at the State House, Secretary of State Matt Dunlap will deliver a report by the Commission to Study the Conduct of Elections in Maine. On balance, the report, which you can read...
View ArticleLegalizing Marijuana
Today I joined a bipartisan coalition of legislators and the Marijuana Policy Project for a press conference at the statehouse in Augusta to endorse a bill to legalize marijuana in Maine. You can...
View ArticleLimits on Domestic Drone Surveillance
The ACLU of Maine has a drone. Actually, we have two that we borrowed from Portland residents who are using drones for recreational purposes. Our ease in obtaining drones in a week's time...
View ArticleThe Right to Vote...for All
Yesterday, I joined our partners at the NAACP and the League of Women Voters in testifying against LD 573, a proposed constitutional amendment that would strip some felons of the right to vote while...
View ArticleWalk Like An Egyptian and Other Relics of 1986
Remember the song "Walk Like An Egyptian" by the Bangles? It topped the chart for four weeks back in 1986. That's the last time our nation's electronic privacy laws were updated when the Electronic...
View ArticleCell Phones & Drones Update
The news is bad, but the fight is not over. In a very disappointing vote today, the Judiciary Committee voted down probable-cause warrant requirements for cell phone tracking in an 8 to 5 vote. (You...
View ArticleDefending Pregnant Women and Mothers
Women balancing work and family know that gender discrimination is more subtle than it was just decades ago. Women are unlikely to be told by a prospective employer "we don't hire women," like Sandra...
View ArticleGood Civil Liberties Policy That Will Save Lives
It's not every day that the ACLU of Maine contributes to saving lives, but today we did. We supported LD 1046, a bill that would allow for the administration of naloxone in cases of opiate overdose....
View ArticleImportant Privacy Votes Pending in Augusta
Some hugely important votes could take place in the Maine legislature any day that will have a direct impact on Mainers' privacy. We really need your help to ensure that privacy prevails. Click here...
View ArticleLast Month of the Legislature: Attacks on Choice & Voting
June marks the end of the legislative session in Maine, and there are still several bills that the ACLU of Maine lobby team is actively working to defeat. Here are some of our top priorities for...
View ArticleTo My Friends Kate and Laura
I made the following remarks at a rally today, organized by the NAACP in Portland to remember and honor Trayvon Martin but also to call all of us to action to work toward racial equality and against...
View ArticleTop 10 Civil Liberties Moments of 2012
What a year! In 2012, the ACLU of Maine moved civil liberties forward for all Mainers and successfully defeated multiple attempts to take them away. Freedom doesn’t protect itself after all. This...
View ArticleCloture Today
Today is the deadline for cloture at the Maine State Legislature, which means it's the deadline for bills to be submitted by legislators for this year. There are likely to be hundreds of bills this...
View ArticleThrough Seneca Falls, and Selma, and Stonewall
From Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. in his famous "I Have A Dream" speech in Washington:"The marvelous new militancy which has engulfed the Negro community must not lead us to a distrust of all...
View ArticleVoting and a Grassroots Victory
This morning at 10 am at the State House, Secretary of State Matt Dunlap will deliver a report by the Commission to Study the Conduct of Elections in Maine. On balance, the report, which you can read...
View ArticleLegalizing Marijuana
Today I joined a bipartisan coalition of legislators and the Marijuana Policy Project for a press conference at the statehouse in Augusta to endorse a bill to legalize marijuana in Maine. You can...
View ArticleLimits on Domestic Drone Surveillance
The ACLU of Maine has a drone. Actually, we have two that we borrowed from Portland residents who are using drones for recreational purposes. Our ease in obtaining drones in a week's time...
View ArticleThe Right to Vote...for All
Yesterday, I joined our partners at the NAACP and the League of Women Voters in testifying against LD 573, a proposed constitutional amendment that would strip some felons of the right to vote while...
View ArticleWalk Like An Egyptian and Other Relics of 1986
Remember the song "Walk Like An Egyptian" by the Bangles? It topped the chart for four weeks back in 1986. That's the last time our nation's electronic privacy laws were updated when the Electronic...
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