The Fourth Amendment’s protection against unreasonable searches places limits on how police can conduct checkpoints.
U.S. Constitution
Posted inTimes Record, Times Record Opinion
The federal government is lighting our Constitution on fire | Column
Whether you support strong immigration laws or not, what should concern all of us is how power is being exercised and whether the Constitution is still setting the rules.
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Posted inFact Brief, Maine, News
Do ICE agents need a signed judicial warrant to enter private property? | Fact brief
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement commonly uses administrative warrants issued by the Department of Homeland Security, which are different.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Maine to drop charges, release people from jail over public defense failures
Superior Court Justice Michaela Murphy gives Maine’s public defense agency 1 month before criminal defendants who cannot afford their own attorneys are released from jail if they have waited more than 2 weeks for a lawyer.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, Politics
Maine lawmakers once again weigh creating trial deadlines in criminal cases
This is the 3rd time lawmakers are considering a ‘speedy trial’ bill that would force courts to dismiss cases if a defendant waits too long for trial.
Posted inMaine
Gov. Mills doubles down on urging Maine’s public defense agency to relax rules
The Maine Commission on Public Defense Services says it needs more money than what the governor has offered to address a ‘constitutional crisis’ in Maine courts. Mills says the agency needs to change its rules first.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Woman settles lawsuit against Cumberland jail over privacy during childbirth
Jaden Brown of Lewiston agreed to a $350,000 deal after she sued the county sheriff and several jail officers in 2020, some of whom she said watched her deliver her child.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Wells man charged with shooting toddler niece seeks to throw out statements to police
Andrew Huber Young, 21, has been charged with murder, attempted murder and aggravated assault. He could go to trial next summer.
Posted inMaine
Maine’s public defense commission relaxes some of its attorney eligibility rules
In an effort to address the state’s public defense crisis, the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services voted to make it easier for some lawyers to get waivers for their experience and training requirements.
Posted inOpinion
Opinion: Presidential election could result in a real loss of liberty
Secretary Bellows and others should be commended for getting the ballot question before the U.S. Supreme Court.