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Feb 19, 2020
ACLU of Maine Calls on Legislature to Implement Task Force Recommendations on Tribal Sovereignty
LD 2094 Will Enhance the Rights of Tribal Members, says Group
Issue Areas: Racial Justice
Feb 19, 2020
Federal Appeals Court Blocks Florida Law That Undermines Voting Rights Restoration
ATLANTA — A federal appeals court upheld a ruling blocking a Florida law that created wealth-based hurdles to voting and significantly curtailed Florida’s Voting Restoration Am...
Issue Areas: Voting Rights
Court case: Gruver v. Barton
Feb 19, 2020
New Statewide Poll Shows Majority of Connecticut Voters Support Strong Clean Slate Proposals
HARTFORD, Conn. – The American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut’s campaign for Smart Justice released new public opinion polling today that shows support across the politic...
Issue Areas: Smart Justice
Feb 18, 2020
South Dakota House Lawmakers Advance Bill That Would Chip Away at Peaceful Protestors’ First Amendment Rights
No one should have to fear the government coming after them for exercising their First Amendment rights. But today, House legislators voted to advance a bill that would do just tha...
Issue Areas: Free Speech
Feb 18, 2020
ACLU of Maine in Augusta to Call For Bail Reform
AUGUSTA, Maine – The ACLU of Maine is in Augusta today to urge support for a bill that would reform Maine’s bail system. LD 1421, sponsored by Rep. Rachel Talbot Ross (Portland...
Issue Areas: Smart Justice
Feb 14, 2020
ACLU Statement Regarding Administration Plan to Deploy Elite Tactical Units to “Sanctuary Cities”
WASHINGTON — In the latest effort to pressure local law enforcement agencies to join its detention and deportation machine, the Trump administration now plans to send elite law e...
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
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