Judges at the Boston court focused on a prosecutor disallowing a Black man from the jury.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Judge frees Auburn woman charged in guns purchase
A federal officer says Andrea Duteau gave a false address when she bought two pistols from an Auburn pawn shop.
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Posted inMaine Crime, News, Oxford Hills
Judge OKs rehab for Paris man charged in West Paris gun theft
Scott Irish will be transferred from jail to a drug rehabilitation facility.
Posted inMaine, Nation / World, Politics
Maine’s top federal prosecutor among Trump appointees asked to resign
U.S. Attorney Halsey Frank held the job for nearly 4 years.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Sabattus man with history of violence and drug abuse gets 6 years for gun crime
Gage Henry pleaded guilty to being a felon with a gun.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Brooklyn man admits to theft and resale scheme involving Auburn Home Depot and other big box stores
PORTLAND — A Brooklyn man who pleaded guilty Wednesday to selling tools and equipment stolen from big box hardware stores, including in Auburn, after crossing state lines broke down in tears after noting his father recently died from COVID-19. Jose Avila, 33, appeared at the U.S. District Court here in Maine by videoconference from his […]
Posted inFranklin, Maine Crime, News
Feds aim to seize Farmington area properties searched in pot raid
Farmington, Industry, Rangeley, Carrabassett Valley and Avon are on the list.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Federal judge denies Lewiston man bail on gun charge
Sabree Lamar Branch is a convicted felon who pleaded guilty to having a gun.
Posted inMaine, Nation / World, News, Schools & Education
Maine families say Supreme Court ruling boosts their case in religious school funding suit
The decision in a Montana case could affect a federal appeals court case in Boston involving 3 Maine families who are seeking school district tuition payments toward the cost of educating their children in religious schools.
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Maine Family Planning weighs appeal in lawsuit over federal ‘gag rule’
A federal judge last week dismissed the nonprofit’s legal challenge of a Trump administration rule that puts new restrictions on abortion providers that receive Title X family planning grants.