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PublishedDecember 12, 2021
The Maine Millennial: Another way to look at abortion debate
No one is forced to be an organ donor, though it would save many lives. So why can’t we respect a pregnant woman’s bodily autonomy?
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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 3, 2021
Supreme Court denies Maine Lobstering Union’s request to reopen closed area
The union's members don't know what legal steps they might take until they discuss the ruling with their legal team.
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PublishedDecember 3, 2021
Roe ‘settled’ law? Justices’ earlier assurances now in doubt
Maine Sen. Susan Collins was among those assured, during his confirmation to the Supreme Court, that Brett Kavanaugh considered a woman's right to an abortion to be 'settled law,' yet this week he suggested the court could upend that.
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PublishedDecember 2, 2021
Democrats may lean into abortion issue as Supreme Court weighs future of Roe v. Wade
The high court heard oral arguments Wednesday to a challenge of a Mississippi law that bans most abortions after 15 weeks, which directly confronts the landmark 1973 ruling that legalized abortion nationwide.
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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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PublishedDecember 1, 2021
Conservative Supreme Court justices signal they would OK abortion limits, overturn Roe
The justices led arguments that could decide the fate of the court's historic 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion throughout the United States and its 1992 ruling in Planned Parenthood v. Casey, which reaffirmed Roe.
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PublishedNovember 12, 2021
Pardon for Plessy, namesake of ‘separate but equal’ ruling, goes to governor
Homer Plessy was arrested in 1892 after boarding the train car as part of a civil rights’ group’s efforts to challenge a state law that mandated segregated seating.
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PublishedNovember 8, 2021
Supreme Court to weigh how Congress treats Puerto Rico
The treatment of Puerto Rico has sparked a flurry of legislation about the territory and some hearings this Congress, including bills to address SSI benefits.
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PublishedNovember 3, 2021
Supreme Court seems ready to strike down New York gun law
But the justices also appear worried about issuing a broad ruling that could threaten firearm restrictions on subways, bars, stadiums and other gathering places.
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