Maine Supreme Court
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PublishedApril 12, 2024
Portrait of nation’s first female Supreme Court justice, saved from trash, to hang in Augusta courthouse
An oil painting of the late Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, found 10 years ago in a pile at the Yarmouth Transfer Station, has been turned over to the state's court system.
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PublishedJanuary 2, 2024
Maine Supreme Court sides with state regulators, allows special gas rate for Bucksport generator
In its Dec. 28 decision, the court ruled that the Maine Public Utilities Commission's approval of the special rate 'did not result in unjust, unreasonable or discriminatory rates.'
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PublishedOctober 12, 2023
Judiciary asks Maine’s high court to dismiss petition to release unrepresented defendants
Supreme Judicial Court Justice Wayne Douglas will meet Monday with attorneys to discuss the petition to identify and release from county jails low-income people who are being held pretrial without an attorney.
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PublishedOctober 4, 2023
Maine Supreme Court ponders whether Sunday hunting ban violates constitutional right to food
A Readfield couple's lawsuit contends the voter-approved 'right to food' amendment should end a longstanding ban on Sunday hunting.
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PublishedMarch 15, 2022
Through My Lens: Justice could be served with Maine Supreme Court appointee
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PublishedAugust 5, 2020
Maine Supreme Court hears arguments about bid to stop CMP hydro plan
Opponents of the project have long claimed it would harm Maine wilderness. Supporters have said it would help stabilize electricity rates and support sustainable energy development.
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2020
Legislative committee endorses 2 nominees to Maine supreme court
Catherine Connors, an appellate attorney from Kennebunk, and Superior Court Justice Andrew Horton of Falmouth were approved on 11-0 votes and await final confirmation in the Senate.
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PublishedJanuary 28, 2020
Maine’s chief justice says 19 more marshals are needed to make courts secure
An estimated $1.5 million is needed to pay salaries in order to achieve 100 percent security screening, Chief Justice Leigh Saufley says in her annual State of the Judiciary address.
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PublishedJanuary 28, 2020
Maine high court rejects state law requiring blood tests in fatal crashes
The justices, however, uphold the drunken-driving conviction of a truck driver who crashed and killed 2 people in 2016.
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PublishedNovember 6, 2019
Appeal of Jay murder conviction, sentence heard by high court
James "Ted" Sweeney was convicted of killing his former girlfriend with a baseball bat and sentenced to 38 years.
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