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PublishedJuly 24, 2024
Bath couple accused of civil rights violation for alleged racist harassment against neighbors
A Bath couple is accused of using racial slurs and xenophobic harassment against their Black neighbors, who are originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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PublishedJune 28, 2024
The Supreme Court rejected an opioid settlement that could have brought Maine $20 million. What now?
While the parties will now have to renegotiate a new settlement, Maine is expecting to receive about $235 million over the next 18 years from other opioid settlements.
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PublishedJune 11, 2024
Maine to receive $4.8 million in multistate baby powder settlement with Johnson & Johnson
The $700 million settlement resolved disputes over deceptive marketing practices by Johnson & Johnson for talcum powder.
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PublishedMay 25, 2024
ACLU allowed to add Maine attorney general to lawsuit on indigent defense
A court on Thursday granted the ACLU’s petition to add Attorney General Aaron Frey to a suit that accuses the state of failing to provide lawyers to poor Mainers.
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PublishedApril 19, 2024
Officers cleared in fatal shooting of Canton man in Rumford
Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey wrote that the two officers used deadly force in self-defense and to protect others from serious bodily injury or death.
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PublishedApril 12, 2024
Maine sues Monsanto, accusing chemical manufacturer of polluting land, water
Maine is one of several states and jurisdictions to sue Monsanto, which has warned investors of financial fallout from the legal challenges.
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PublishedAugust 21, 2023
Maine AG obtains civil rights injunction against man convicted of threatening Black women
The action was levied against Alishah Sayed, 28, after he completed a sentence in the criminal case.
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PublishedJune 2, 2023
Review finds AG’s relationship with employee was an ‘error in judgment’
The outside investigation of Attorney General Aaron Frey's romance with a subordinate concludes that it briefly distracted agency personnel but did not tarnish the work or reputation of the state office.
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2023
Maine AG investigating petition drive alleged to be ‘rife with fraud’
Secretary of State Shenna Bellows told lawmakers that she referred a case to the attorney general involving a rejected 2022 citizens initiative intended to prohibit noncitizens from voting.
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PublishedJanuary 4, 2023
Maine Voices: A big bipartisan opportunity to strengthen Maine’s democracy
The absence of ranked-choice voting in state elections and the system of unelected constitutional officers deprive Mainers of their right to full and fair government.
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