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BREAKING: A judge has ruled that Maine must end its public defense crisis and provide attorneys to people who cannot afford their own. This order is a landmark in the years-long struggle to require the state to live up to its Sixth Amendment obligations.
What a Landmark Ruling Means for Public Defense in Maine
Victory: A superior court ruled in our favor, ordering Maine to uphold people’s Sixth Amendment right to counsel and establish a plan to end the ongoing crisis.
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March 7, 2025 at 9:43 PM
BREAKING: A judge has ruled that Maine must end its public defense crisis and provide attorneys to people who cannot afford their own. This order is a landmark in the years-long struggle to require the state to live up to its Sixth Amendment obligations.
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Our co-founder and the ACLU of Maine's first volunteer attorney would have turned 102 today. Read a remembrance from our chief counsel, Zach Heiden, about his time working with Justice Scolnik and how his legacy still impacts our work today ⤵️
Happy Birthday to Our Late Co-Founder and Maine Supreme Court Justice, Louis Scolnik
Justice Scolnik would have turned 102 today. For many years, he was the only ACLU volunteer lawyer in Maine. All that we are able to accomplish as an organization is because of what Lou Scolnik
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February 14, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Our co-founder and the ACLU of Maine's first volunteer attorney would have turned 102 today. Read a remembrance from our chief counsel, Zach Heiden, about his time working with Justice Scolnik and how his legacy still impacts our work today ⤵️
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A quick pull of a cord and the shroud falls away to reveal the cover of my upcoming book “Rope-How a Bundle of Twisted Fibers Became the Backbone of Civilization.” Even if you can’t tie a knot, you’ll love the amazing story of rope! Preorder now
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from St. Martins Press. #RopeBook
bit.ly/RopeBook
from St. Martins Press. #RopeBook
January 30, 2025 at 6:33 PM
A quick pull of a cord and the shroud falls away to reveal the cover of my upcoming book “Rope-How a Bundle of Twisted Fibers Became the Backbone of Civilization.” Even if you can’t tie a knot, you’ll love the amazing story of rope! Preorder now
bit.ly/RopeBook
from St. Martins Press. #RopeBook
bit.ly/RopeBook
from St. Martins Press. #RopeBook
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It has taken years of litigation to get to this point. As of last Friday, there were over 930 cases with no attorney – more than triple the number just one year ago.
We look forward to sharing our proposed solutions with the court later this month.
Read more >> tinyurl.com/2ursxxkd
We look forward to sharing our proposed solutions with the court later this month.
Read more >> tinyurl.com/2ursxxkd
January 6, 2025 at 10:55 PM
It has taken years of litigation to get to this point. As of last Friday, there were over 930 cases with no attorney – more than triple the number just one year ago.
We look forward to sharing our proposed solutions with the court later this month.
Read more >> tinyurl.com/2ursxxkd
We look forward to sharing our proposed solutions with the court later this month.
Read more >> tinyurl.com/2ursxxkd