What you need to know about the lawsuit over Maine's public defense system
Maine has spent more than two years debating how to solve a public defense crisis that many say has been in the making for ...
Maine Supreme Court considers new rules for justice discipline
Currently, Maine Supreme Court justices hold the authority to discipline one another in cases involving ethical violations. This practice, according to Dmitry Bam, a law professor at the University of ...
Court denies request to have OUI charge dismissed under Maine's Good Samaritan law
A Maine man arguing that his driving under the influence charge should be dismissed under the state's Good Samaritan law has ...
Maine Legislature eyes campaign finance reforms as court weighs voter-backed referenda
While Maine voters have overwhelmingly passed laws in the past two general elections to place stricter regulations on money ...
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Maine Supreme Court looks to change judicial disciplinary proceedings for justices
The state Supreme Court has proposed new rules for discipline proceedings for judges, but its not clear when the rules could ...
Maine man loses 'Good Samaritan' appeal to high court
Maine's highest court has rejected a man's appeal that argued he's immune from prosecution under Maine's Good Samaritan law. First enacted in 2019, the law was created to encourage people to call for ...
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What you need to know about the lawsuit over Maine’s public defense system
Yes. Almost everyone involved in the system agrees on this. Valerie Stanfill, chief justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, acknowledged it in a state of the judiciary speech last year ...
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Maine’s high court denies ‘Good Samaritan’ appeal
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court rejected Billy Beaulieu's request to dismiss an OUI charge that stemmed from a well-being check. Maine’s highest court has rejected a man’s appeal that argued ...