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Courts

Published
May 8, 2020

Maine’s highest court gives go-ahead to CMP corridor referendum

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court upholds a lower court ruling to allow the referendum question on the November ballot.
Published
May 6, 2020

Maine courts will hold additional virtual hearings

The latest order still restricts court hours, and some types of hearings and trials will still be delayed
Published
April 30, 2020

Maine Voices: For the divorced, co-parenting in a pandemic is problematic

Legal practitioners offer some perspective on how to abide by Maine's stay-at-home order.
Published
April 27, 2020

U.S. Supreme Court sides with Maine Affordable Care Act insurer

Community Health Options had sued the federal government for $59 million in subsidies it said it was owed.
Published
April 8, 2020

Chief justice to step down from state’s high court to lead UMaine law school

Leigh Saufley, the first woman to serve as chief justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, will leave after 19 years on the job to become dean of the University of Maine School of Law in Portland.

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Published
April 6, 2020

CMP corridor referendum still on track after legal challenges

Opponents of Central Maine Power Co.'s proposed power line through the state's western mountains get 2,000 signatures tossed, but still have a margin of 3,000 for a ballot measure.
Published
April 1, 2020

Christian-concert promoter in Freeport found liable for investment fraud

A judge found Jeffrey Wall of Freeport and his company used investors' money to pay off debts after promising to fund music concerts and festivals.
Published
March 24, 2020

Marijuana provider challenges Maine’s residency rule for sellers

Wellness Connection of Maine's federal lawsuit seeks to overturn a rule that only Maine residents can obtain adult-use marijuana sales permits.
Published
March 11, 2020

Judge upholds Maine law to rescue public access channels from digital wilderness

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that cable TV providers have to move community programming back to lower-numbered channels that are easier to find.
Published
March 5, 2020

Biddeford man’s hate crimes trial postponed a third time

Maurice Diggins is accused of assaulting two black men in 2018. His nephew, Dusty Leo, has pleaded guilty to charges in the case, which stems from assaults in Portland and Biddeford.