The lawsuit on behalf of five incarcerated people says the system fails to meet the requirements of the U.S. Constitution.
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Judge steps back after serving Maine courts for 40 years
Judge Brock Hornby presided over his last proceeding in U.S. District Court in Portland on Thursday.
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Former Mainer’s lawsuit alleges Boston hotel’s owner and workers failed to protect her from being raped
The woman alleges that she was sexually assaulted twice at the Westin hotel, and that workers didn’t help her even though she was clearly incapacitated.
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Federal judge sides with psychologist in sex discrimination case against Acadia Hospital
Dr. Clare Mundell sued the Bangor hospital after discovering she was being paid about half the hourly wage of her male counterparts.
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Three months after referendum, NECEC battles for survival amid legal challenges
Opponents are trying to kill the NECEC project for good in 2022, with key legal battles pending over the next few months.
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Hydro-Quebec stops work on Canadian section of NECEC power line
The provincial utility said it hopes to resume work, and expressed confidence that NECEC would win its legal challenges.
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Part-time Mainer ‘relieved’ that U.S. Supreme Court will hear college admissions cases
The court agrees to hear two lawsuits challenging the role of race in college admissions filed by a group whose leader lives in South Thomaston half of the year.
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Maine company sued over Bronx apartment fire that killed 17 people
LIHC Investment Group is one of three owners of the New York apartment building that caught fire Sunday.
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Maine newspapers can challenge anonymity of plaintiffs in vaccine mandate lawsuit, judge says
The unnamed health care workers filed their lawsuit in federal court in August seeking to overturn Maine’s vaccine mandate.
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Maine will be allowed to make its case in federal lawsuit over lobstering restrictions
Gov. Janet Mills’ office said Thursday that it sought to intervene in the lawsuit to stand up for Maine’s lobstermen and women.