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PublishedJune 11, 2023
Civil rights group may seek federal probe of Maine’s indigent defense system
A forthcoming report to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will detail shortcomings of legal services for the state’s poor.
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PublishedJune 9, 2023
Service dog training organization sues Maine Mall, claiming discrimination
Mission Working Dogs of Oxford claims its handlers and dogs were detained and then kicked out of the mall unlawfully during a visit in May 2022.
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PublishedMay 25, 2021
Lawmakers may limit use of facial recognition software by police in Maine
A bill sponsored by Rep. Grayson Lookner, D-Portland, would limit police use of facial recognition technology to investigations of only the most serious crimes.
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PublishedMay 18, 2021
Biden moving to improve legal services for poor, minorities
President Joe Biden plans to take executive action to ensure minorities, low-income Americans and others have better access to quality legal representation after services dwindled during the Trump administration.
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2021
Baseball great and civil rights voice Henry ‘Hank’ Aaron, 86, passes into history
Baseball’s all-time home run king died Friday at the age of 86.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2021
Gardiner, Augusta Civil Rights Teams honor Martin Luther King Jr. with virtual celebration
Despite remote learning since winter break, Gardiner's and Augusta's Civil Rights Teams have found ways to celebrate MLK Jr. Day, while Skowhegan Area High School is focusing on personal pronouns.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2020
Portland renames school for Maine’s first Black legislator
The former Riverton Elementary School formally became the Gerald E. Talbot Community School during a ceremony Monday.
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PublishedJuly 31, 2020
Maine AG files civil rights complaint against Portland man
Attorney General Aaron Frey alleges the man used violence against a lesbian woman during an incident at the Northgate Plaza in Portland.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2020
Watch: John Lewis mourned as ‘founding father’ of a better America
The late civil rights icon is eulogized by three former presidents and others at his funeral in Atlanta.
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