Gov. Janet Mills tours the Veranda Street site and says she is pleased with the rapid progress that’s been made so far.
Emily Allen
Staff Writer
Emily Allen covers courts for the Portland Press Herald. It's her favorite beat so far — before moving to Maine in 2022, she reported on a wide range of topics for public radio in West Virginia and was the City Hall reporter for the Grand Forks Herald in North Dakota. Emily is not a fan of the cold, but she puts up with Maine's challenging winters because she loves the state's beautiful hiking options ... once the snow has cleared.
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Maine soon could hire its first 5 public defenders
A legislative committee recommended Friday that the state spend about $1.24 million in surplus budget funds on a mobile team that could be dispatched to underserved areas of the state.
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Judge orders new trial for convicted man, citing prosecution missteps
Calling the case ‘a mess,’ Lincoln County Superior Court Justice Daniel Billings said the district attorney’s office did not follow rules for disclosing evidence to defendant Joseph Richards.
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Pleas for help for legal services for low-income Mainers appear to be gaining little traction in the Legislature
None of the legislative proposals introduced this year to improve the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services made it into a supplemental budget passed by the Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee last week.
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Man convicted of murder of sheriff’s deputy loses 2nd appeal to Maine high court
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court has once again upheld the 2019 murder conviction of John Williams, found guilty of the murder of Somerset County Sheriff’s Deputy Eugene Cole in 2018.
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Maine Senate confirms Rick Lawrence to the state’s highest court
Lawrence will be the first Black justice to sit on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.
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Lawmakers advance 1st Black nominee to Maine Supreme Judicial Court
State lawmakers heard from District Judge Rick Lawrence on Friday, days before the Senate is expected to vote on whether he will become the first Black justice on the state’s highest court.
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Maine argues for its right to discriminate against out-of-state medical cannabis dispensaries
The state is appealing a court ruling that said it was unconstitutional for the state to bar nonresidents from its medical marijuana industry.
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Orrington church suing the governor for pandemic restrictions says its case still matters
Calvary Chapel Bangor is still suing the governor for pandemic restrictions on religious gatherings that haven’t been in effect for more than a year.
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Maine newspapers, national legal service continue legal fight for faster access to civil complaints
In oral arguments before the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston, attorneys for news outlets asked that a dismissal of their lawsuit be overturned, citing First Amendment concerns.