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PublishedApril 23, 2025
Maine’s public defense system gets $3.5M boost, without governor’s support
The emergency bill makes it easier for judges to appoint lawyers for people who can't afford one themselves, and it authorizes the state to hire 5 new public defenders.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2025
Etna woman accused of killing boyfriend referred for mental evaluation
Heidi Tasker, 36, was scheduled to make her first court appearance Monday, but it was rescheduled for next week as she was 'in a high state of distress,' her attorney said.
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PublishedMarch 17, 2025
Maine has spent millions to digitize court records — and they’re still mostly not online
A recent decision to halt most online access puts into question whether eCourts will truly do what the state judicial branch promised.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2025
Superior court justice nominated to Maine Supreme Judicial Court
Gov. Janet Mills announced the nomination of Julia Lipez several days after Maine's chief justice highlighted vacancies in the judicial branch.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2025
America’s first Black lawyer started in Maine. His only known portrait has been missing for decades.
Macon Bolling Allen went on to become the nation's first African American judge and was a partner at the first Black-led firm in South Carolina.
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PublishedFebruary 17, 2025
Trump administration terminates Maine’s U.S. attorney
Darcie McElwee, a Caribou native, had served as Maine's lead prosecutor in the U.S. District Court since 2021.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2025
Frey, 12 other state attorneys general pledge lawsuit challenging Musk’s Treasury access
Thirteen attorneys general, including Maine's Aaron Frey, announce their intention to file a lawsuit aimed at keeping Elon Musk and his team from having access to national payment systems.
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PublishedFebruary 3, 2025
Maine bar suspends law license for New Hampshire judge facing criminal charges
Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi, a supreme court justice in New Hampshire, was also licensed to practice law in Maine.
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PublishedFebruary 2, 2025
How a Maine court ruling on child sex abuse claims compares with the rest of the country
A battle is being waged across states about whether 'retroactive laws' reviving expired claims under previous statutes of limitations are constitutional.
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PublishedJanuary 29, 2025
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.
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