Samantha Pike sued former Penobscot County Judge Charles Budd in 2022 over allegations that he made several unwelcome sexual advances toward her at a work conference.
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Third man pleads guilty to stealing property from Bowdoin home where deadly shooting occurred
Arden Shaw was one of 3 people to face federal charges over stolen U.S. Border Patrol equipment.
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Judge denies AG’s request to reinstate Maine’s 72-hour law on gun purchases pending appeal
Chief U.S. District Judge Lance Walker denied the attorney general’s call to restore the waiting period for gun purchases while waiting for a federal appeals court to take up the case.
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All 6 of Maine’s federal judges recuse themselves from Rep. Laurel Libby’s lawsuit against House speaker
The Republican state lawmaker’s case will now be considered by a federal judge from Rhode Island.
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Maine attorney general asks judge to restore 72-hour wait for gun sales
Attorney General Aaron Frey is appealing U.S. District Judge Lance Walker’s order from last week, which suspended a new waiting period law for buying firearms.
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Judge sides with Maine religious order in child sexual abuse case
An Oregon woman had filed a lawsuit against the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate alleging she was abused almost 70 years ago by priests in Bucksport and Bar Harbor.
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State asks judge to deny request for pause of Maine’s new gun waiting period
A group of firearms advocates filed a lawsuit challenging the 3-day waiting period in November, arguing that the new law violates the U.S. Constitution.
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Former Topsham drama teacher will plead guilty to federal exploitation charges
Henry Eichman, 64, is already serving a 10-year sentence in state prison after pleading to sexual abuse charges in 2018.
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Etna man ordered to pay $175,000 for stealing dead brother’s identity
Napoleon Gonzalez, 87, was given 5 months of probation and will not have to serve any time behind bars.
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Senate confirms Portland attorney as new federal judge in Maine
Stacey Neumann, a partner at Murray Plumb & Murray in Portland, will fill an opening left by Chief U.S. District Judge Jon Levy.