Emily covers courts for the Press Herald. Before moving to Maine in March 2022, she spent nearly three years in West Virginia, reporting on the southern coalfields, local and state government for West Virginia Public Broadcasting and Mountain State Spotlight, a nonprofit newsroom. Hailing from the upper Midwest, Emily cut her teeth covering city government for the Grand Forks Herald in North Dakota and is a graduate of the University of Minnesota's Twin Cities campus. When she's not working, Emily's usually reading (and is always on the hunt for good book recommendations).
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PublishedMarch 1, 2024
Police say South Portland teen accused of planning school attack glorified Columbine shooters
A judge is considering if the 17-year-old will be tried as an adult after his friend told police he was plotting a school shooting and had racist beliefs.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2024
Federal judge rejects Bangor school’s request to scrap anti-discrimination law ahead of trial
Crosspoint Church accused Maine of discriminating against religious schools whose policies violate the state’s Human Rights Act. The state says giving them taxpayer dollars would allow discrimination against students.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2024
Judge again rejects settlement, orders trial for ACLU’s suit against Maine’s indigent defense system
Superior Justice Michaela Murphy said a proposed settlement failed to address the elephant in the room – the growing number of low-income criminal defendants in Maine who are waiting weeks and months, sometimes in jail, for court-appointed attorneys.
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PublishedFebruary 27, 2024
Camp Kieve says it should have cut ties with former counselor accused in sex abuse suits
Three men now are suing William McCook Jr., 83, who was a counselor at the Nobleboro camp from the 1950s to 1976 and volunteered with the organization until 2007.
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PublishedFebruary 25, 2024
More than 100 Mainers are in jail awaiting lawyers. The fix remains elusive.
The state’s failing to recruit enough attorneys, some say; others blame prosecutors for filing too many cases. Everyone agrees it’s a crisis.
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PublishedFebruary 21, 2024
High court chief justice says Maine must invest in tech and staff to solve system’s backlog
Chief Justice Valerie Stanfill told lawmakers Wednesday that the courts need more staff and resources. And the courts can’t pay for it without help.
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2024
Maine man sues Bangor YMCA for allegedly failing to stop sexual abuse in 1970s
Wayne Quimby said he was 13 when his basketball coach sexually assaulted him after practice, 5 years after the coach had been charged with a sex-related crime.
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2024
Maine Trust for Local News asks court to unseal records in lottery winner’s lawsuit
Most documents in a lawsuit the Mega Millions winner filed last fall are under seal, preventing the public from accessing valuable information.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2024
As problems at Long Creek persist, staffing shortages forced the state to close 2 alternative sites for juveniles
The Maine Department of Corrections tells lawmakers it had to halt operations at 2 homes last year because it couldn’t find enough workers, compounding ongoing issues at the state’s only youth detention facility.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2024
Woman says Maine’s Mega Millions winner is using lawsuit to pressure her in child custody case
Maine’s biggest lottery winner sued the mother of his child last fall, alleging she violated a non-disclosure agreement to protect his identity. The woman says he’s falsely accusing her in order to get custody of their child.
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