Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, who oversees the BMV, has maintained that unmarked plates won’t be issued unless the state is assured they ‘won’t be used for lawless purposes.’
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Federal judge dismisses DOJ’s voting data lawsuit against Maine
The Department of Justice sued Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows last year after she denied its requests for voter registration data.
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Couple sues Maine health providers, accusing radiologist of overlooking warning sign of stroke
The lawsuit is the first known medical malpractice case filed in Maine’s federal court against a non-governmental defendant since a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision, the couple’s attorney says.
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Contentious Belfast family lobster pound lawsuit makes it to Maine high court
One lawyer says the appeal highlights tension between the roles of the superior and probate courts, after 2 judges reached different rulings in the lawsuit.
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Federal judge declines to dismiss Lewiston mother’s lawsuit against jail officers
Pamela Ashby is suing 2 Androscoggin County corrections officers, as well as the jail and its health provider, alleging they failed to provide adequate care to her son.
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Former employee sues Jackson Lab claiming it did not stop sexual harassment
The employee alleges supervisors did not address complaints about a co-worker, who later was accused of recording her in a bathroom.
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New England appeals court weighs whether detained immigrants have right to bond hearings
The lawsuit was filed by several civil rights groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine.
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Former Ellsworth church employee sues Catholic diocese, claiming discrimination
An administrative assistant said she was fired in 2023 after reporting a priest’s inappropriate remarks to human resources.
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Former dean of pharmacy, who researched maple syrup, sues UNE for firing him
Navindra Seeram says the school did not give notice before firing him last April after he was the subject of a critical New York Times story.
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Federal judge weighs order to allow activist free speech at Augusta school board meetings
A lawyer for Nicholas Blanchard, who sued the Augusta Board of Education, said in federal court Friday the board’s enforcement of its public comment policy violates the conservative activist’s constitutional right to free speech.