SKOWHEGAN — Superior Court Justice Robert Mullen has had enough with people not showing up for jury duty. So much so that Mullen, the state’s deputy chief justice, is ready to go old school on no-show jurors and haul them into court for not appearing when summoned to serve their civic duty. The prevalence of […]
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Manafort judge says he fears for jurors' safety
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — The judge in Paul Manafort’s financial fraud trial saiys he has received threats and he fears for the “peace and safety” of the jurors deciding the fate of the former Trump campaign chairman. U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III revealed his concerns Friday when explaining why he doesn’t intend to make […]
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Federal judge halts deportation, threatens attorney general with contempt
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday halted a deportation in progress and threatened to hold Attorney General Jeff Sessions in contempt if the mother and daughter weren’t returned to the U.S. U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan of Washington learned in court that the two plaintiffs in a lawsuit before him were being […]
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Judge says LePage must submit Medicaid plan, despite appeal
AUGUSTA (AP) — A state judge has ordered Maine Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s administration to file paperwork to expand Medicaid as voters demanded despite an ongoing appeal, and the governor vowed to fight the order Monday. Superior Court Justice Michaela Murphy on Friday denied a motion filed by the LePage administration, which does not want […]
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Androscoggin budget panel cuts wage increases for probate department
AUBURN — The Androscoggin County Budget Committee cut much of the planned salary increases for two elected officials in the Registry of Probate department. The Budget Committee on Wednesday cut $7,423 from the salary line during its review of the 2018 county budget. After two weeks and 13 department budgets analyzed, it’s the first time […]
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LePage nominates ex-U.S. attorney Delahanty to return to state bench
AUGUSTA (AP) — Former U.S. Attorney Thomas Delahanty II is in line to return to the state bench. Maine Gov. Paul LePage has nominated him to serve as a Superior Court justice, a position he previously held. If confirmed, he’d serve on active retired status. That means he could be appointed to hear cases but […]
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Late Auburn judge honored
AUGUSTA — Auburn native and longtime Judge Morton “Mort” Brody was honored and remembered Thursday with a portrait unveiling at the Capital Judicial Center. Brody was born in Auburn in 1933 and graduated from Bates College in 1955 before attending the University of Chicago Law School. He made his home in Waterville, becoming Waterville’s Distinguished […]
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Former Androscoggin County prosecutor named to Maine court
A former Androscoggin County assistant district attorney was appointed Tuesday to serve as a Maine District Court judge. of West Bath was named by Gov. Paul LePage to the bench, along with two other practicing lawyers. Cashman works as a homicide prosecutor in the Office of the Attorney General. In her role as assistant attorney […]
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Ali-Liston 50th: Barbara Harris, whose father was one of the judges
The Phantom Punch at 50 Interactive guide to our stories, photos, audio and video | Audio: Listen to the radio broadcast from the fight | Video: Can you see the punch? | Interactive timeline of the fighters’ careers | Newspaper coverage & readers’ memories from 1965 DIXFIELD — Watch the grainy video of Muhammad Ali knocking out Sonny Liston a hundred times, and you may never see […]
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County Commission approves letter correcting misinformation on salaries
AUBURN — Attempting to set the record straight, the Androscoggin County commissioners Wednesday approved the text of a letter that will be sent to each of the cities and towns in the county. The four-page letter is in response to official letters sent by 13 of the 14 municipalities in Androscoggin County expressing concern over […]