constitution Archives - The Portland Press Herald

Commentary: A year after Janus, many Maine public workers are still unaware of their rights

by Jacob Posik Special to the Press Herald June 28, 2019December 27, 2019

A new website aims to inform government employees about workplace freedom and organized labor’s efforts to undercut it.

by New York Daily News June 26, 2019June 25, 2019

A new bill would effectively force sites like Twitter and Facebook to publish offensive content or expose themselves to lawsuits.

by Los Angeles Times June 1, 2019May 31, 2019

Police shouldn’t be able to retaliate for criticism by arresting the critics.

by Nancy Murdock Special to the Press Herald May 24, 2019May 23, 2019

Passing L.D. 433 would give Mainers the chance to vote on constitutional protections against sex-based bias.

A state Equal Rights Amendment failed on a party-line vote, showing that abortion remains the biggest fault line in our politics.

by Dana Milbank The Washington Post May 16, 2019May 15, 2019

It’s almost as if the president is goading Democrats to impeach him.

by Trent England Special to the Press Herald May 16, 2019May 15, 2019

The Maine House should not follow the Maine Senate’s lead on a bill to radically change the presidential election process.

by Lew Kingsbury May 5, 2019May 4, 2019

A State Department consultant under Hillary Clinton and Mike Pompeo can’t be expected to side with the First Amendment.

by Kathleen Parker April 16, 2019April 15, 2019

His actions indicate he’s a sociopathic interloper operating under the protection of free speech.

by Los Angeles Times April 13, 2019April 12, 2019

You don’t have to like the founder of WikiLeaks to worry that his arrest portends a crackdown on freedom of the press.