The Supreme Court’s decision offers long-overdue protection for LGBT people in the workplace.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: No one is above the law – end ‘qualified immunity’ for police
In Augusta and Washington, lawmakers should take steps to address violations of the Constitution by the officers sworn to uphold it.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: To President Trump: You should resign now
He lacks the character, maturity and judgment to lead the country in a perilous time.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Maine quarantine ruling shows everything old is new again
Science is at the heart of the federal decision, just as in the 1986 Supreme Court ruling that upheld Maine’s out-of-state bait fish ban.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Forced quarantines are not the American way
Detainment without due process is contrary to the Constitution and U.S. ideas of individual rights.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Postal Service may become a COVID casualty
We are in danger of losing an institution enshrined in our Constitution that offers a service that no private company would provide.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Thanks to the Supreme Court, ‘10 Angry Men’ can no longer send you to prison
The court now has said that most of the significant protections of the Bill of Rights – the ones dealing with personal liberty – do apply to the states.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Governors will decide when to reopen the economy
The president has awesome powers, but canceling a state’s public health emergency is not one of them.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Fossel is wrong – no one is trying to take away anyone’s firearms
Gun shops should be closed during the pandemic, however, because people gather there.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Novel coronavirus raises novel legal issues
Congress should enact and the president sign legislation barring interstate travel until the CDC director declares that the public health emergency is over.