Maine’s public defense agency reports only 224 attorneys are accepting assignments to new criminal and child protection cases from courts. In 2019, there were 410.
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Jury finds Augusta man guilty of domestic assault, not guilty of felony aggravated assault
Bruce W. Tillson Jr., 45, reportedly strangled his then-wife, Jessica L. Tillson, until she lost consciousness, then revived her by pouring beer over her head.
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Gardiner store robber to serve 30 months in prison on felony charge
Joshua L. Brown was identified as the robber, including by his own mother, after police circulate security video image of him at the Big Apple store.
Posted inLocal & State, Times Record
Government forced to cover plaintiffs’ legal fees in Topsham bridge battle
A Portland judge ruled Friday that the government must cover 70% of Friends of Frank J. Wood Bridge’s legal fees after a lengthy battle over the future of the historical structure, but the bridge may still be replaced.
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Frenchman Bay salmon farm developer sues state for spiking its lease application
The Portland company, funded by Norwegian investors, proposed raising 66 million pounds of Atlantic salmon annually and operating a fish processing plant.
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Power corridor developer defends embattled project before Maine’s highest court
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court heard two separate cases Tuesday involving the contested NECEC power line project.
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16-year-old charged with murder in Waldo County fatal shooting
The suspect, Atilio Delgado of Brooks, has been charged with knowing and intentional murder in the death of James Cluney on Friday.
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Seven months after historic vote, power line project to get its day in court
On Tuesday, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court will hear arguments challenging a November referendum to ban the $1 billion NECEC project, among other issues.
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Rick Lawrence sworn in as Maine’s first Black Supreme Judicial Court justice
The longtime district court judge said he will bring a strong perspective that the state’s highest court makes legal decisions that affect people’s everyday lives.
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Woolwich family sues Amazon over fatal highway crash
Misty Fisher and her family filed a negligence lawsuit Monday after a delivery driver hit and killed her husband in Topsham in July 2020.