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No constitutional equality proves we need the ERA

When this country was founded, women had no rights. As late as 2010, then-Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia said in an interview that women still don’t. It wasn’t until 1971 that the court ruled women were covered under the 14th Amendment. A plethora of cases followed along two tracks: 14th Amendment equal protection and due […]

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Freeport Police Beat: May 24

Arrests 5/16 at 10:42 a.m. Paul A. Freeman Jr., 28, of Pinewood Drive, Topsham, was arrested on Main Street by Sgt. Paul Powers on charges of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, theft by receiving stolen property and violating condition of release.  Summonses 5/15 at 1:09 p.m. Jayson J. Forgues, 44, of Bragdon Road, was issued a […]