The justices decide not to dismiss the case filed against Paul Kendrick of Freeport by the founder of an orphanage in Haiti.
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Maine Supreme Judicial Court agrees harbor pilot fees improperly raised
The court affirms a lower-court ruling that Portland’s Board of Harbor Commissioners did not have enough evidence to justify raised fees to pilot large ships into the harbor.
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Portland landlord who was fined $510,000 for code violations loses last appeal
Justices rule that the large penalty was warranted for life safety and code violations that Sulan Chau failed to correct at her apartment building.
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Portland landlord appeals $500,000 fine to Supreme Court, saying city should have cracked down sooner
Sulan Chau was fined for code and life safety violations over 2½ years, but her attorney argues that the penalty is excessive because officials waited too long to take action.
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Killer who was arrested after massive manhunt appeals his conviction
Robert Burton led police on the longest manhunt in state history after killing a former girlfriend who was sleeping with a gun to protect herself from him.