The Department of Justice is considering a rule that would suspend state bar investigations into its attorneys, pending the federal agency’s reviews.
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Judge gives DOJ access to school sports rosters amid lawsuit over trans athletes
But U.S. Magistrate Judge Karen Frink Wolf ruled against the federal government in its requests for lists of all known transgender athletes in Maine or results from events in which they competed.
Feds investigating Maine’s practice of placing transgender inmates in women’s prison
The U.S. Justice Department says it will also investigate the practice in California, citing reports of sexual harassment and assault by transgender inmates in both states.
Maine urges federal judge to dismiss DOJ’s lawsuit seeking voter registration data
The Department of Justice sued the state last year for voter registration lists, arguing it was necessary to ensure Maine is complying with federal law.
Live Nation could lose exclusive ticketing rights at Bangor concert venue under settlement
Maine Savings Amphitheater, which has an exclusive ticketing contract with Ticketmaster, is one of 13 venues nationwide that may be affected by the proposed settlement.
George Mitchell’s portrait removed from Maine State House
The former U.S. Senate majority leader has been under increased scrutiny in recent months as new details about his alleged ties to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein have emerged in federal documents.
In Shenna Bellows’ court battle with Trump, she’s got former DOJ attorneys on her side
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit seeking Maine’s voter registration data.
Trump’s pick for U.S. Attorney in Maine appointed, pending Senate confirmation
Andrew Benson was a Maine District Court Judge when he was nominated to serve as Maine’s top federal prosecutor.
DOJ abandons attempt to restrict crime survivor programs after lawsuit, Maine AG says
Attorney General Aaron Frey announced last week that Maine was joining a multistate legal challenge to the Trump administration’s effort to bar undocumented immigrants from using the support systems.
Trump taps Maine judge to serve as state’s top federal prosecutor
District Court Judge Andrew Benson has been nominated to serve as Maine’s U.S. attorney. If confirmed, he would succeed Darcie McElwee, a Biden nominee whom Trump fired in February.