Amber Lavigne sued school leaders in April, alleging they violated her parental rights by not telling her about her child’s use of a chest binder and change in pronouns.
Emily Allen
Staff Writer
Emily Allen covers courts for the Portland Press Herald. It's her favorite beat so far — before moving to Maine in 2022, she reported on a wide range of topics for public radio in West Virginia and was the City Hall reporter for the Grand Forks Herald in North Dakota. Emily is not a fan of the cold, but she puts up with Maine's challenging winters because she loves the state's beautiful hiking options ... once the snow has cleared.
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Orrington man is the latest Mainer to face charges after storming of the U.S. Capitol
Benjamin Bowden, 26, was arrested Friday on 5 misdemeanor charges for allegedly participating with the riots at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
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Portland man pleads guilty to misdemeanor charges from Jan. 6 riot
Michael G. Fournier was charged earlier this year as one of more than 1,000 people who stormed the U.S. Capitol in 2021.
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Man who died at Wiscasset jail was struggling with mental health, family says
Kare Randall, 25, moved to Maine this year, hoping for a fresh start, but he was found dead of an apparent suicide last week. Family members say there were red flags that Two Bridges Regional Jail overlooked.
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Portland attorney nominated to become federal judge
Stacey Neumann has been nominated to fill an upcoming vacancy in the U.S. District Court when Chief Judge Jon Levy retires in May.
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State police investigating inmate’s suicide at Wiscasset jail
Two Bridges Regional Jail confirmed a resident died Sunday morning, but released no other information pending the investigation by the Maine State Police.
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‘No way of knowing’ whether new DNA evidence in Dechaine case was actually from murder, prosecutors say
Experts for the state testify that there is no way to determine whether the DNA came from the scene of Sarah Cherry’s 1988 murder, saying it could just be contamination from one of the many people who handled the evidence over the years.
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Dechaine defense attorneys say new DNA results point to unknown suspect in 1988 killing
Dennis Dechaine is making a bid for a new trial after spending 36 years in prison for the murder of 12-year-old Sarah Cherry.
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State says it’s the rightful owner of sunken ship near Bar Harbor
The state is intervening in a lawsuit after a Maine company asked a federal judge to ‘arrest’ a sunken ship from the 1800s that it wants to salvage.
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Dennis Dechaine appears in court for 2-day hearing for new trial request
Dechaine, who was convicted in 1989 of killing Sarah Cherry, will be in court Thursday and Friday in Rockland to ask for a new trial based on new DNA evidence.