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PublishedMay 8, 2024
Sister of Portland man convicted of manslaughter says she gave false testimony against him
Chelsey Cardilli’s claim that her brother, Mark Cardilli Jr., made racist statements weren’t key to his conviction in the 2019 death of her boyfriend, Isahak Muse, but they did fuel tensions in the case.
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PublishedMay 2, 2024
Lack of attorneys keeps parents waiting in child removal cases
Parents are supposed to have 10 to 14 days to respond to accusations, but instead are sometimes waiting weeks or months while their children are placed elsewhere.
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PublishedApril 8, 2024
Asbestos victims in Montana want Buffett’s railroad company held responsible
A trial is set to begin against BNSF Railway over the lung cancer deaths of two people who lived in a town where thousands of people were exposed to asbestos from a vermiculite mine.
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PublishedFebruary 4, 2024
Appeals court upholds Acadia Hospital equal pay ruling
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit agreed that the hospital violated the state's equal pay law by paying clinical psychologist Clare Mundell an hourly rate of $50 while paying men in her department $90 to $95 per hour.
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PublishedJanuary 4, 2024
Courthouses in Augusta, Portland reopen after bomb threats prompt evacuations
The threats came a day after Maine's State House and several others across the country were targeted with hoax bomb threats that authorities say were sent by the same group, highlighting what legislative leaders say is a "concerning and unacceptable trend."
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PublishedDecember 13, 2023
Maine courts shut off online records access over security concerns
The New England First Amendment Coalition says the Maine Judicial Branch should act quickly to resolve the security issue because the public has a right to access such information quickly and conveniently.
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PublishedNovember 6, 2023
Bath man sentenced to 20 years in prison for killing mother
Justice Daniel Billings granted some leniency to Jason Ibarra by suspending 10 years of his prison sentence, noting his violent upbringing and willingness to take responsibility for killing his mother, Jeanine Ross.
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PublishedNovember 3, 2023
State rests in trial for man accused of Acadia hit-and-run death
The trial for Raymond Lester, 37, will resume Monday morning at 9:30 a.m. He is charged with intentional murder in the death of Nicole Mokeme.
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PublishedOctober 19, 2023
Prosecutor in Kennebec, Somerset counties hired to lead new public defender office in Augusta
Beginning in November, Frayla Tarpinian, who has worked in the Kennebec and Somerset County District Attorney's Office for more than a decade, is to oversee the first brick-and-mortar public defender office in Maine.
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PublishedSeptember 18, 2023
Another View: Hunt for ‘rogue’ prosecutors is an attack on democracy
New laws like the one in Georgia insidiously succeed where Donald Trump and his followers fell short following their 2020 defeat.
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