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.
Read MoreILAP 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.
Read MoreILAP 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.
Read MoreILAP 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.
Read MoreILAP 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.
Read MoreILAP Executive Director Susan Roche, Esq. testified before the Portland Planning Board in favor of Preble Street’s Conditional Use Application for the organization’s new 24/7 Wellness Shelter. She read a statement of support on behalf of 20 local non-profits.
Read MoreILAP Advocacy and Outreach Attorney Julia Brown, Esq. testified before the Portland School Board to address the serious immigration consequences stemming from the presence of law enforcement in the district’s schools.
Read MoreILAP strongly supports LD 1589, a bill to protect the liberty of immigrants and asylum seekers in Maine, and opposes LD 1449, a bill to facilitate compliance with federal immigration law by state and local government entities. This testimony is from a hearing before the Judiciary Committee on May 22, 2019.
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