'This is an emergency': Maine bill would allow public courts to hire private attorneys
Maine lawmakers say they have a solution to an emergency in the state’s justice system. This comes just days after a ruling ...
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Maine has spent millions to digitize court records — and they’re still mostly not online
A recent decision to halt most online access puts into question whether eCourts will truly do what the state judicial branch ...
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Court rules state fails to meet its obligation to provide counsel for indigent defendants
The judge ordered the Maine Commission of Public Defender Services to create a plan to address the backlog of cases, or those ...
Trump v. Maine. How the president is trying to pressure the state into submission.
After an exchange between Maine’s governor and President Donald Trump over transgender girls competing in girls’ sports, ...
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Trump Admin. Gives Maine 10 Days to Bar Trans Athletes—or Risk School Funding
The finding of a Title IX violation is a test case of the president's use of federal funds as a cudgel for compliance with executive orders.
Kennebec County Superior Court rules Maine is violating Sixth Amendment
The Kennebec County Superior Court has found that Maine is violating the Sixth Amendment. The ruling says if the state fails ...
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Efficiency Maine sues to release climate funding
The lawsuit was filed March 19 in a Washington D.C. federal district court. Efficiency Maine was joined in the case by the ...
Maine Republican who posted photos of trans student sues state House speaker over censure
A Republican state lawmaker in Maine is suing her House Speaker and clerk over a recent vote by the Democratic-led body to ...
Maine bill would provide more funding for domestic violence advocacy services
A bill in Augusta would boost state funding to Maine's domestic violence advocacy services by $4 million a year. Supporters ...