In this fact sheet, the Justice Action Group calls on the Maine legislature to take steps to fulfill the promise of equal justice by investing more in civil legal aid services throughout the state.
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ILAP, along with the ACLU of Maine and the Refugee and Human Rights Clinic (RHRC) at the University of Maine School of Law, are suing ICE for information about its detention activities in Maine.
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ILAP Advocacy & Outreach Director Julia Brown, Esq. testified in support of LD 320: An Act To Provide the Right to Counsel for Juveniles and Improve Due Process for Juveniles, before the Maine Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary.
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ILAP Advocacy & Outreach Director Julia Brown, Esq. testified in support of LD 417: An Act To Protect Maine's Drivers from Pretextual Traffic Stops, before the Maine Legislature’s Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.
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ILAP Advocacy & Outreach Director Julia Brown, Esq. testified in support of LD 211: An Act to Support Emergency Shelter Access for Persons Experiencing Homelessness in Maine, before the Maine Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Labor and Housing.
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ILAP Advocacy & Outreach Director Julia Brown, Esq. testified in support of LD 132: An Act To Implement the Attorney General's Recommendations on Data Collection in Order To Eliminate Profiling in Maine, before the Maine Legislature’s Committee on Judiciary.
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ILAP Advocacy & Outreach Director Julia Brown, Esq. testified in opposition to LD 107, Resolution Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Specify the Qualifications of Electors, before the Maine Legislature’s Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs.
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ILAP Advocacy & Outreach Director Julia Brown, Esq. testified in support of LD 2, An Act To Require the Inclusion of Racial Impact Statements in the Legislative Process before the Maine Legislature’s Committee on State and Local Government.
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