Trial dates are generally not appealable. And criminal defendants can’t challenge most other pretrial decisions until the trial is finished.
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Maine’s gun laws couldn’t stop 2 deadly shootings this year. Are more laws the answer?
Violent incidents in Bowdoin and Westbrook have been used by advocates on both sides of the gun control debate to argue that the current laws don’t work as intended.
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Some Maine lawmakers missed 1 in 5 votes; others had perfect attendance
State legislators’ voting records varied widely last session.
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President Biden ignores Auburn lawmaker’s personal plea to free a prisoner
State Sen. Eric Brakey hopes Biden will pardon a man the lawmaker called ‘the Nelson Mandela of Bitcoin.’
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Proud Boy convicted of helping spearhead Capitol attack ties Jan. 6 sentence record with 18 years
Two Proud Boys were sentenced Friday, one-time leader Ethan Nordean and ‘enthusiastic foot soldier’ Dominic Pezzola.
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McConnell tries to tamp down health concerns after second incident
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is “medically clear” to work, attending physician to Congress says.
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Judge says settlement agreement for indigent defense system may not go far enough
Kennebec County Superior Justice Michaela Murphy still has to decide whether a proposed deal between the ACLU and MCILS will move forward.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Maine officials evaluating whether Trump can appear on ballot
Like officials in other states, Maine’s secretary of state and attorney general are considering whether the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits former President Donald Trump from holding office because of his role in the Jan. 6 riots.
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Trump pleads not guilty in Georgia election case and says he’ll skip next week’s hearing
That means he won’t have to show up for the arraignment hearing that Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee had set for next week.
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Trump dismissive as New York attorney general accuses him of inflating his net worth by $2 billion
Newly released testimony shows Donald Trump defending his real estate empire and his presidency in a clash with the New York attorney general suing him for fraud.