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Published
September 15, 2024

Maine’s high court is about to weigh a major legal battle on beach ownership

Around the state, this major case before Maine's highest court captures growing tension between those who support and oppose private ownership of Maine's intertidal land.
Published
September 10, 2024

State’s highest court favors ‘squatter’s rights’ in Old Orchard Beach parking dispute

Two beachfront condos have argued for more than 30 years over who has the right to a single parking spot.
Published
September 8, 2024

Maine victims, Catholic Church wait nearly a year for high court ruling on childhood abuse cases

The cases against the Roman Catholic Bishop of Portland are one of many that are taking an unusual length of time to receive a ruling in recent years.
Published
September 4, 2024

Cannabis company challenging Kittery licensing process in state’s high court

High Maine LLC has alleged that the town of Kittery's application process to open a recreational cannabis store was unfair. They're scheduled for oral arguments before the Maine Supreme Judicial Court on Tuesday.
Published
August 6, 2024

Maine Supreme Judicial Court upholds Mercer man’s child porn convictions

In 2023, Steven Edwards was found guilty by a jury of 18 counts of possession of sexually explicit material.

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Published
July 30, 2024

Maine high court considers disciplining Ellsworth probate judge who didn’t pay taxes, child support

William Blaisdell is an elected probate judge in Hancock County and a private lawyer who was recently handling court-appointed cases.
Published
June 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.
Published
May 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.
Published
May 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.
Published
April 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.