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PublishedJune 17, 2024
The fight over public access to Moody Beach is heading to Maine’s highest court
The appeal, filed with the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, could ultimately set a precedent on how welcoming property owners must be to the public on privately-owned beaches along Maine’s coast line.
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PublishedMay 14, 2024
Maine Supreme Judicial Court upholds Lewiston man’s murder conviction
Jaquille Coleman, 29, failed in his appeal of his conviction of the 2020 murder of his ex-girlfriend and mother of his 1-year-old daughter. The decision by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court came down Tuesday morning.
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PublishedMay 9, 2024
Woman appeals 6-year sentence for 1985 death of ‘Baby Jane Doe’ in Frenchville
Lee Ann Daigle, 60, argued that an Aroostook County judge violated her due process rights because of the way he questioned her remorse at her sentencing last summer.
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PublishedApril 22, 2024
Maine Supreme Judicial Court upholds 30-year sentence for truck driver who caused 2016 crash that killed two
Randall J. Weddle, 61, failed in his appeal after the state's highest court affirmed his sentence as reasonable and not excessively harsh.
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PublishedMarch 28, 2024
Maine’s high court rules Sunday hunting ban is constitutional
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court disagrees with a Readfield couple who argued that the ban contradicts a 'right to food' amendment voters approved in 2021.
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2024
Moody Beach public access dispute heading to Maine Supreme Court
An attorney for the plaintiffs says that a lower court ruling denying unfettered access to the intertidal zone is going to be appealed to the state's highest court.
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PublishedFebruary 7, 2024
Lewiston man asks high court for new trial and sentence in murder of Lewiston woman
Jaquille J. Coleman's attorney argues before the state's Supreme Judicial Court that the judge erred in the 2020 fatal shooting case of his ex-girlfriend.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2024
Maine’s highest court hears arguments on vaccine mandates for EMTs
Justices in Augusta on Tuesday were told that Maine Emergency Medical Services had no legal authority to require vaccinations against COVID and the flu. The state disagrees.
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PublishedFebruary 2, 2024
Maine high court justice says he was passed over for reappointment
Former Maine Supreme Judicial Court Justice Joseph Jabar said he was told by the governor's legal counsel that the administration wants to diversify the court.
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2024
Maine high court ruling corrects foreclosure loophole; critics say it weakens homeowner protections
Previously, if a lender made a mistake when sending a default letter to a borrower, the mortgage was deemed unenforceable, leaving the borrower with a free house.
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