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Bangor grandmother pleads guilty to manslaughter in death of 10-year-old grandson
Mistie Latourette is the last of 3 adults who have pleaded guilty to charges related to the death of Braxtyn Smith.
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Posted inCommunity, Maine, News, Politics
Kennebunk resident’s asylum request denied by immigration court
Hossam ‘Maha’ Mohamed’s friends and supporters fear for his life if he is deported to Egypt.
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Appeals court rules Maine’s gun waiting period likely constitutional
The ruling allows the state to resume enforcing a 3-day waiting period while a lawsuit brought by a gun buyer, three dealers and a training center continues.
Posted inMaine, News
York County court dismisses Biddeford complaint over UNE pier project
The city argued that the Saco River Corridor Commission’s approval of the controversial proposal was unlawful. But the court said the city’s complaint was improper and filed too late.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Maine woman got lost in the system waiting for a lawyer
Alyssa Mendez was left off a statewide list of people in need of lawyers and was not appointed one until more than 40 days after her first court appearance.
Posted inMaine, News
Assistant U.S. attorney to be appointed District Court judge in Bangor
Andrew Lizotte first applied for the role in 2021 before reapplying last month.
Posted inMaine, News
Lawyers, legal advocates march through downtown Portland to protest ICE arrests
Friday’s march from Deering Oaks park into the Bayside neighborhood was the latest of several ‘rule of law’ gatherings held over the last year.
Posted inMaine, News
Panel of Maine judges weighs whether to reprimand state supreme court justice
Catherine Connors, an associate justice on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, has been accused of failing to recuse herself from major foreclosure decisions, despite her past experience representing banks.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Biddeford asks Maine Superior Court to invalidate UNE pier approval
The city contends that the Saco River Corridor Commission’s approval of the controversial project contradicts a 2001 decision that established a vegetative buffer zone where UNE wants to build the pier.