Maine
Acheson Hotels, LLC v. Deborah Laufer
Whether a “tester” has standing to challenge a place of public accommodation’s illegal failure to provide disability accessibility information on its website, even if she does not intend to visit that place of public accommodation.
Status: Closed (Dismissed)
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3 Maine Cases
Maine Supreme Court
Nov 2023
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State v. Labbe
This free-speech case concerns a prosecution for “stalking” based on evidence of a defendant’s speech alone, without any requirement of subjective intent. Freedom of speech is a bedrock protection of both the Maine Constitution and the United States Constitution. This protection requires, at minimum, that a criminal defendant cannot be prosecuted for stalking carried out via speech alone unless the state proves a subjective-intent element beyond a reasonable doubt. This protection ensures that states do not prosecute and punish people for their protected speech. In October 2023, the ACLU and the ACLU of Maine filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Judicial Court of Maine, asking the court to vacate a defendant’s stalking conviction that was based on his speech alone, without any evidence as to subjective intent.
Status: Closed
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![State v. Labbe](https://www.aclu.dev/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
Maine Supreme Court
Free Speech
State v. Labbe
This free-speech case concerns a prosecution for “stalking” based on evidence of a defendant’s speech alone, without any requirement of subjective intent. Freedom of speech is a bedrock protection of both the Maine Constitution and the United States Constitution. This protection requires, at minimum, that a criminal defendant cannot be prosecuted for stalking carried out via speech alone unless the state proves a subjective-intent element beyond a reasonable doubt. This protection ensures that states do not prosecute and punish people for their protected speech. In October 2023, the ACLU and the ACLU of Maine filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Judicial Court of Maine, asking the court to vacate a defendant’s stalking conviction that was based on his speech alone, without any evidence as to subjective intent.
Nov 2023
Status: Closed
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Maine
Sep 2017
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Jenkins v. Almy
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the ACLU of Maine, and Planned Parenthood Federation of America filed a lawsuit challenging a Maine law requiring that abortions be performed only by physicians and blocking qualified nurse practitioners and nurse-midwives (also known as advanced practice registered nurses, or APRNs) from providing this care, despite their rigorous post-graduate training and extensive clinical experience. The physician-only law severely restricts patient access to abortion services in Maine, a rural and medically underserved state.
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Maine
Reproductive Freedom
Jenkins v. Almy
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the ACLU of Maine, and Planned Parenthood Federation of America filed a lawsuit challenging a Maine law requiring that abortions be performed only by physicians and blocking qualified nurse practitioners and nurse-midwives (also known as advanced practice registered nurses, or APRNs) from providing this care, despite their rigorous post-graduate training and extensive clinical experience. The physician-only law severely restricts patient access to abortion services in Maine, a rural and medically underserved state.
Sep 2017
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Maine
Nov 2015
![Doctor counseling patient](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2023/01/WEB15-doctor-patient-1160x864-600x447.jpg)
Mabel Wadsworth Women’s Health Center v. Mayhew
The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Maine, and Planned Parenthood Federation of America filed a lawsuit seeking to restore abortion coverage for women who qualify for MaineCare. Current Maine Department of Health and Human Services policy bans abortion coverage under the state’s public insurance program, except in extremely limited circumstances, in violation of the Maine Constitution and state statute.
Status: Ongoing
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![Doctor counseling patient](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2023/01/WEB15-doctor-patient-1160x864-600x447.jpg)
Maine
Reproductive Freedom
Mabel Wadsworth Women’s Health Center v. Mayhew
The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Maine, and Planned Parenthood Federation of America filed a lawsuit seeking to restore abortion coverage for women who qualify for MaineCare. Current Maine Department of Health and Human Services policy bans abortion coverage under the state’s public insurance program, except in extremely limited circumstances, in violation of the Maine Constitution and state statute.
Nov 2015
Status: Ongoing
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