A lawsuit against the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services has been quietly pending for more than a year. And while neither group will talk about its progress, a number of pending bills take aim at fixing the system.
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Judge rules immigration officials must turn over documents on Scarborough facility
A federal judge decided in favor of immigrant advocacy groups that sued for records related to Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s detention practices in the state and at a facility in Scarborough.
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Youth issues are at the heart of new ACLU of Maine director’s agenda
Maine’s largest civil liberties organization hired Arthur Padilla as its new executive director after a seven-month search.
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ACLU of Maine hires new executive director
Arthur Padilla is taking over the Maine civil rights organization after leading similar efforts in Alaska, Arizona and Washington, D.C.
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Maine attorney general, ACLU agree to settlement talks in indigent legal services case
The dispute centers on whether the state provides effective legal representation to the state’s poor.
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ACLU says pot store camera requirements violate Maine’s ban on facial surveillance
State regulators say the draft rules to require recreational cannabis stores to use video cameras to record shoppers’ faces simply update existing requirements to cover newly approved cannabis delivery.
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Judge rules that lawsuit against state indigent legal services can proceed
The lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Maine states that the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services is not upholding its duties under the U.S. Constitution to provide adequate defense counsel to all Maine residents.
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Pleas for help for legal services for low-income Mainers appear to be gaining little traction in the Legislature
None of the legislative proposals introduced this year to improve the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services made it into a supplemental budget passed by the Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee last week.
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Bill to eliminate cash bail in Maine for minor crimes advances
On a 10-2 vote, the Legislature’s Judiciary Committee endorsed a bill that would prohibit jailing suspects who can’t pay bail on most misdemeanor charges.
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Lawmakers may limit use of facial recognition software by police in Maine
A bill sponsored by Rep. Grayson Lookner, D-Portland, would limit police use of facial recognition technology to investigations of only the most serious crimes.