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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PublishedMay 6, 2022
Anti-abortion protesters plan to continue weekly demonstrations in Portland
They say the draft opinion indicating that the U.S. Supreme Court is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade won’t end their weekly protests outside a Planned Parenthood Clinic.
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PublishedApril 29, 2022
Two people arrested and charged with murder in death of Washington County woman
Police arrested Donnell Dana and Kailie Brackett during a traffic stop on Rt. 190. Each is charged with murder in the death of Kimberly Neptune.
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PublishedApril 26, 2022
Man shot to death on Woodford Street; woman wounded
Police were called to Woodford Street on reports of an argument and the sound of gunshots.
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PublishedApril 23, 2022
Workers make headway on big I-295 bridge replacement project in Portland
Gov. Janet Mills tours the Veranda Street site and says she is pleased with the rapid progress that’s been made so far.
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PublishedApril 22, 2022
Maine soon could hire its first 5 public defenders
A legislative committee recommended Friday that the state spend about $1.24 million in surplus budget funds on a mobile team that could be dispatched to underserved areas of the state.
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PublishedApril 20, 2022
Judge orders new trial for convicted man, citing prosecution missteps
Calling the case ‘a mess,’ Lincoln County Superior Court Justice Daniel Billings said the district attorney’s office did not follow rules for disclosing evidence to defendant Joseph Richards.
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PublishedApril 19, 2022
Pleas for help for legal services for low-income Mainers appear to be gaining little traction in the Legislature
None of the legislative proposals introduced this year to improve the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services made it into a supplemental budget passed by the Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee last week.
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PublishedApril 12, 2022
Man convicted of murder of sheriff’s deputy loses 2nd appeal to Maine high court
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court has once again upheld the 2019 murder conviction of John Williams, found guilty of the murder of Somerset County Sheriff’s Deputy Eugene Cole in 2018.
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PublishedApril 12, 2022
Maine Senate confirms Rick Lawrence to the state’s highest court
Lawrence will be the first Black justice to sit on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.
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PublishedApril 8, 2022
Lawmakers advance 1st Black nominee to Maine Supreme Judicial Court
State lawmakers heard from District Judge Rick Lawrence on Friday, days before the Senate is expected to vote on whether he will become the first Black justice on the state’s highest court.
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