The justices will determine if Billy Beaulieu shouldn’t be charged with OUI because a woman asked police to check in on him after he had been pulled over for more than 2 hours on the interstate in Brunswick.
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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Hancock County probate court finds temporary help after judge suspended
After probate Judge William Blaisdell was suspended by Maine’s highest court for four months, the registrar of probate arranged for elected judges from other counties to fill in on weekly hearings.
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How rockweed harvesting got tied up in a lawsuit over public beach access
The sprawling lawsuit against several private landowners also asks Maine’s Supreme Judicial Court to consider declaring rockweed a public resource, that can be collected even on privately owned intertidal land.
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Federal judge in Maine to retire next year
U.S. District Judge Nancy Torresen, who was nominated in 2011 by former President Barack Obama, was the first woman to join Maine’s federal bench.
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Judge grants families of Lewiston shooting victims access to gunman’s medical records
A Sagadahoc County probate judge appointed a woman who lost her husband and son in the mass shooting to take over part of the gunman’s estate in order to give her access his military and medical records.
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Trial over Maine’s indigent defense crisis set to begin in December
The trial will address whether the state is violating the constitutional rights of hundreds of Maine defendants who are entitled to legal representation but are still waiting for a lawyer – and if so, how to fix it.
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New Hampshire man sentenced to 16 years in deadly Berwick shooting
Daniel Lafrenier, 33, pleaded guilty in June to manslaughter in the death of 37-year-old Mark Forest.
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Man charged with 3-year-old Edgecomb girl’s death blames her mother
Tyler Witham-Jordan was charged last fall with one count of murder in connection with the death of Makinzlee Handrahan.
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Ukrainian man sues Livermore couple, alleging he was forced to work without pay for 15 months
Oleksandr Bulatov filed the federal lawsuit against Kathryn and Michael Cook, saying they also took more than $2,000 in stipends from Catholic Charities – and his dog.
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Maine’s high court is about to weigh a major legal battle on beach ownership
Around the state, this major case before Maine’s highest court captures growing tension between those who support and oppose private ownership of Maine’s intertidal land.