U.S. District Judge Stacey Neumann denied the DOJ’s decision to change the agreement by removing the requirement for independent oversight.
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Birthright citizenship case involving Maine ACLU heads to Supreme Court
The case deals with an executive order by President Trump that would deny children born in the United States of citizenship if their parents are not American citizens.
Spruce Mountain schools in Jay area to keep transgender sports policy as it preps for lawsuit
The RSU 73 board voted 9-4 to keep its policy in place, choosing to defend its transgender sports access restrictions despite warnings about legal exposure and taxpayer cost.
Maine police union accuses Mills administration of bad-faith bargaining
The filing from the Fraternal Order of Police comes after the largest union for state employees made similar claims in a labor complaint last month.
Lewiston school board responds to member’s indictment
The School Committee said it cannot legally remove Iman Osman following his indictment on charges related to the theft of two firearms.
Week in Photos: Snow in Lewiston-Auburn, museum construction and Poland Spring Resort
Sun Journal photographers select some of their favorite images from Nov. 28- Dec. 4, 2025.
Watch: Santa arrives on a fire truck in West Paris
Area children listened to after school Explorer’s Program Director Eileen Storck read stories then saw Santa light the Christmas tree at Town Office.
Frigid cold breaks decades-old records in Portland, Augusta
Temperatures dropped to near zero — with wind chills in the negatives — Thursday night into Friday morning as the chilly air set in behind an arctic cold front.
Historic images light up Lewiston’s Lisbon Street: ‘A Street of Stories’
The project is described as a digital storytelling event, one that uses archival images to weave tales of Lewiston’s downtown in the days of old.