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Published
March 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.
Published
February 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.
Published
February 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.
Published
February 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.
Published
February 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.

Published
January 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.
Published
December 6, 2023

Waterville murderer appeals conviction, lawyer says police improperly entered apartment

Maine's highest court hears an appeal by Nicholas P. Lovejoy, who pleaded guilty to murder in the 2019 shooting death of Melissa Sousa.
Published
November 14, 2023

‘It’s incredibly stressful’: Aroostook defendants say weeks spent without attorneys makes defense impossible

Maine Supreme Judicial Court Justice Wayne Douglas must decide whether a lack of attorneys for criminal defendants who can't afford their own lawyer is a constitutional violation, or just a hinderance to their cases.
Published
November 2, 2023

Supreme Judicial Court justice allows indigent defense petition to proceed

Justice Wayne Douglas has scheduled a hearing for Nov. 14 to consider whether 3 Aroostook County men who don't have court-appointed attorneys are being held illegally.
Published
October 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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