courts
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PublishedJune 1, 2021
Legislative committee supports nominee to be Maine’s chief justice
The full Maine Senate is expected to confirm Valeria Stanfill in the coming days.
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PublishedMay 30, 2021
High fees could hurt public access as Maine court records go digital
A state contract gives a private company a share of the download costs, which are among the nation's highest.
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PublishedMay 23, 2021
Our View: Maine should cut use of cash bail
County jails are full of people awaiting trial, mostly for minor offenses.
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PublishedMay 12, 2021
Alaska courts stymied by cyberattacks, delay hearings in Auburn man’s murder case
Pretrial hearings in Steven Downs' cold case were postponed after breach in Alaska court system's cybersecurity.
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PublishedMay 9, 2021
Another View: Criminal trials should come first
Civil trials are important, but when jail time is at stake, the priority is clear.
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PublishedMay 4, 2021
Maine abandons fight for law to require à la carte cable TV service
In February, a federal appeals court sided with the cable companies, which had argued that Maine's law was unconstitutional.
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PublishedMay 4, 2021
Maine supreme court considers arguments over Portland’s new minimum wage law
Justices appear to agree that city voters have the authority to set a higher wage, but say ordinance language on the effective date for a hazard pay provision is confusing.
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PublishedApril 30, 2021
Maine Voices: To delay resuming civil trials is to delay justice
The people of Maine have a right to expect their state court system to fulfill its constitutional obligations.
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PublishedApril 23, 2021
Senate committee to take up Biden judicial nominees in preview of potential Supreme Court fight
Democratic lawmakers are moving quickly to review Biden's nominees to take advantage of their slim majority in the Senate and begin to remake the courts with judges from diverse personal and professional backgrounds.
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PublishedApril 9, 2021
Portland restaurant owner agrees to pay $200,000 in uncollected, underreported sales taxes
Susan Eklund, owner of Susan's Fish-n-Chips, will get a suspended sentence if she makes regular payments on more than $205,000 in restitution.
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