The federal lawsuit challenges a rule allowing digital civil court filings to remain secret for weeks or even months after they are filed.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Former Waterville pot store owner pleads guilty in federal drug, firearms case
Daniel Hall, 32, distributed cocaine and marijuana last year to a confidential informant at his then-medical marijuana store, Green Thumb Organics, in Waterville, according to court records.
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
U.S. attorney for Maine: Law enforcement here paying price for brutality elsewhere
Maine police officers aren’t perfect, but they are always trying to improve and they’re open to progressive policies and procedures.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine’s internet privacy law survives legal challenge
A federal judge dismissed most of a lawsuit against the state, filed by internet service providers who want to sell customers’ personal information.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Maine quarantine ruling shows everything old is new again
Science is at the heart of the federal decision, just as in the 1986 Supreme Court ruling that upheld Maine’s out-of-state bait fish ban.
Posted inNews
Federal judge rules in favor of Carrabassett Valley, police chief, town manager in lawsuit
Michael Jutras, formerly of Carrabassett Valley, filed a lawsuit claiming his U.S. Constitutional Rights were violated.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Judge orders company sued in lobster embezzlement scheme to pay $4.5 million
The company never answered allegations that it was part of an operation to embezzle lobsters from a restaurant and lobster wholesaler in Saco.