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PublishedMay 15, 2022
The View From Here: Abortion may just be the beginning
Federalist Society donors are poised to create changes to American life through the courts that could not be accomplished through the democratic process.
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PublishedMay 6, 2022
Maine Voices: Leaked ruling overturning Roe flouts legal system’s standards
Justice Samuel Alito has failed to demonstrate any reason why the court should not be bound by its earlier decision.
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PublishedApril 21, 2022
Our View: Maine lawmakers missed chance to fix indigent legal aid
While the state clings to its unique criminal defense setup, people are being denied their constitutional rights.
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PublishedMarch 3, 2022
Our View: Don’t wait to fix Maine’s indigent defense
A lawsuit alleges what many observers of our system for hiring lawyers for the poor have found: The system is broken.
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2022
Maine Voices: Without state ERA, women face unfair barriers to equality
The U.S. Constitution’s silence on the fundamental legal rights of women makes it critical that these rights are spelled out clearly in the Maine Constitution.
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PublishedDecember 16, 2021
Commentary: First Amendment protects our right to live our freedoms
On the 230th anniversary of the amendment’s official adoption, let’s consider why the freedoms of religion, speech, press, assembly and petition were bundled together.
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PublishedDecember 12, 2021
Jim Fossel: Supreme Court could make abortion an issue for the states
Even if Roe is overturned, reproductive rights still will be subject to an often-messy democratic process.
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PublishedDecember 9, 2021
Our View: Maine case gives religious right an opportunity
Three new conservative Christians on the U.S. Supreme Court could tear down the wall between church and state.
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PublishedDecember 2, 2021
Our View: Justice Kavanaugh reveals radical view of abortion limits
As a nominee, he told Sen. Collins that Roe is ‘settled law’; as a justice, he says abortion should be a matter for the states to decide.
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PublishedSeptember 17, 2021
Our View: Honor the U.S. Constitution by amending it
The most cherished constitutional rights came by way of amendment, something we have not been able to do for 50 years.
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