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PublishedNovember 28, 2023
State, ACLU say new settlement on indigent legal representation offers more immediate relief
The proposal lays out a four-year plan for more oversight and data collection, but it's not clear that it contains the emergency relief for deprived defendants sought by the Maine judge who must approve the deal.
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PublishedNovember 27, 2023
Maine soon could reach another settlement on legal defense for its poorest residents
A judge rejected the first attempt at a deal between the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services and the ACLU of Maine.
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2023
Settlement talks expected to continue in lawsuit over state’s indigent defense system
After Justice Michaela Murphy rejected a proposed deal this week, the ACLU says it will continue working on a settlement, but is prepared to go to trial.
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2023
Judge rejects proposed deal for state indigent defense system – now what?
Attorneys for the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Serves and the ACLU of Maine will meet with Superior Justice Michaela Murphy on Friday.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2023
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.
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PublishedAugust 29, 2023
ACLU, Maine officials reach deal on lawyers for poor
The ACLU of Maine sued the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services in March 2022, saying it was failing to provide effective legal representation to poor Mainers.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2023
Maine ACLU says bus line allowed border officials to search buses without warrants
The civil rights organization is asking Cyr Bus Lines to stop letting Customs and Border Patrol agents onto its buses in Houlton after 2 Presque Isle residents were handcuffed and removed from a bus for not answering questions about their citizenship status.
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PublishedJune 26, 2023
Maine legislative agenda could chip away at lawsuit’s gripes against indigent defense system
A lawsuit against the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services has been quietly pending for more than a year. And while neither group will talk about its progress, a number of pending bills take aim at fixing the system.
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PublishedApril 17, 2023
Judge rules immigration officials must turn over documents on Scarborough facility
A federal judge decided in favor of immigrant advocacy groups that sued for records related to Immigration and Customs Enforcement's detention practices in the state and at a facility in Scarborough.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2022
Youth issues are at the heart of new ACLU of Maine director’s agenda
Maine's largest civil liberties organization hired Arthur Padilla as its new executive director after a seven-month search.
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