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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 6, 2021
Federal appeals court hears Lewiston man’s case
Judges at the Boston court focused on a prosecutor disallowing a Black man from the jury.
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PublishedFebruary 9, 2021
Maine’s top federal prosecutor among Trump appointees asked to resign
U.S. Attorney Halsey Frank held the job for nearly 4 years.
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PublishedJanuary 8, 2021
Federal judge orders Portland pandemic supply company to return customer’s deposit
Portland-based Noble Partners was accused of keeping a Florida company's $108,000 deposit after failing to fulfill an order for medical supplies in May.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2020
Feds aim to seize Farmington-area properties in connection with marijuana raid
Farmington, Industry, Rangeley, Carrabassett Valley and Avon are on the list.
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PublishedJuly 1, 2020
Maine families say Supreme Court ruling boosts their case in religious school funding suit
The decision in a Montana case could affect a federal appeals court case in Boston involving 3 Maine families who are seeking school district tuition payments toward the cost of educating their children in religious schools.
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PublishedJune 18, 2020
Maine Family Planning weighs appeal in lawsuit over federal ‘gag rule’
A federal judge last week dismissed the nonprofit's legal challenge of a Trump administration rule that puts new restrictions on abortion providers that receive Title X family planning grants.
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PublishedJune 4, 2020
Appeals court sides with lower court in dismissing drowning lawsuit
A 13-year-old Lewiston boy was on a school field trip at Range Pond when he disappeared under the water and died.
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PublishedMay 14, 2020
Lisbon man appears in federal court on gun charges
Federal agents say the former licensed firearms dealer was selling guns without a license.
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PublishedMay 9, 2020
Federal judge rules against Orrington church that challenged Mills
U.S. District Judge Nancy Torresen denies Calvary Chapel's motion for a temporary restraining order that would have allowed it to hold an in-church service Sunday.