Jaden Brown of Lewiston agreed to a $350,000 deal after she sued the county sheriff and several jail officers in 2020, some of whom she said watched her deliver her child.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Lufthansa fined $4 million for denying boarding to 128 Jewish passengers
The Department of Transportation said it was the largest civil rights fine it has ever imposed on an airline. Lufthansa has apologized for what happened.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, Nation & World, News
U.S. Supreme Court hears disability case involving Maine hotel
The former owner of Coast Village Inn and Cottages in Wells is challenging a civil rights tester, who sued the hotel for not publishing information about the accessibility of its facilities as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Man threatened neighbor with gun, said he could ‘get away with shooting’ Black person, AG complaint says
The Jonesboro man is facing civil and criminal penalties for allegedly threatening an interracial couple that lived nearby and making repeated racist remarks.
Posted inMaine
Maine AG obtains civil rights injunction against man convicted of threatening Black women
The action was levied against Alishah Sayed, 28, after he completed a sentence in the criminal case.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Maine man who is charged with assaulting officers lashes out when judge orders psych evaluation
Brent Elisens, who faces charges of assaulting three state troopers in a 2021 roadside incident, was ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation after he asked to represent himself in court.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Tony Bennett was a humanitarian at heart
Bennett won 20 Grammys, but unlike many musicians, he could also boast such a platinum record in civil rights.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News, Schools and Education
Department of Education orders investigation into Harvard’s legacy admissions
According to the complaint filed by a Boston civil rights group, children of alumni or donors are about 6 times more likely to be admitted to the school.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Maine AG files complaint against Florida woman accused of making racist threats in Kennebunkport
Police say Vicki Lush, 66, called a Korean woman from Massachusetts a ‘foreigner,’ and told her to go back to ‘your country’ before threatening to hit her with a van.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Civil rights group may seek federal probe of Maine’s indigent defense system
A forthcoming report to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will detail shortcomings of legal services for the state’s poor.