Criteria for involuntarily committing patients in Maine is about to change

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Published
February 16, 2021

Criteria for involuntarily committing patients in Maine is about to change

The state supreme court ruled last month that a Damariscotta hospital erred in holding a patient without getting a judge's approval and in how it evaluated his petition to be released.
Published
January 28, 2021

Maine’s supreme court clarifies rules for holding psychiatric patients in emergency rooms

The court rules that a judge must be alerted within 24 hours if a psychiatric patient is to be held for an extended period during involuntary hospitalization.
Published
January 22, 2021

Judicial order sets new limits on court appearances over COVID-19 concerns

Police agencies adjust to restrictions placed on each court.
Published
January 19, 2021

Commissioners to decide on Kennebec County’s Melville Fuller statue in February

The Kennebec County commissioners have scheduled their discussion and possible vote on the fate of the controversial statue of Melville Fuller for Feb. 16.
Published
December 1, 2020

Fate of Kennebec County’s Melville Fuller statue debated

A public hearing Tuesday draws a wide range of comments and suggestions about the statue honoring the former chief justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, who presided over the court when the "separate but equal" doctrine was enshrined into U.S. law, paving the way for decades of racial segregation.
Published
December 1, 2020

Augusta courthouse remains closed as another two employees test positive for COVID-19

The Capital Judicial Center is expected to remain closed to the public all week due to a lack of staff. It is slated to reopen to the public Monday, Dec. 7.
Published
November 11, 2020

Public hearing set on Augusta’s Melville Fuller statue

During a year when statues and monuments tied to the United States' racist past are being taken down or removed, the state's judicial branch is asking Kennebec County officials to consider moving statue of Maine judge involved in "separate but equal' ruling."
Published
October 23, 2020

Maine’s high court rules absentee ballots must be received by Election Day

The court sided with Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap's office in rejecting a push to extend the deadline to count absentee ballots that arrive late.
Published
September 18, 2020

Melville Fuller relative criticizes, then commends protestors who rallied against Augusta statue

Robert Fuller Jr. sent a letter to protest organizers earlier this week accusing them of vandalism and saying the intent of the statue of former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Melville Fuller outside the Kennebec County courthouse was to create a “teachable moment.”
Published
September 4, 2020

Kennebec County, Supreme Court trade letters, but no action yet on controversial Fuller statue

County commissioners are waiting to meet with a representative from the Maine Supreme Judicial Court before considering potentially moving a statue of Melville Fuller from in front of the county courthouse.