Gov. Janet Mills and the Maine Supreme Judicial Court issue statements promising to identify racism in the justice system and provide additional training to police and court personnel.
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Maine must beef up mental health and addiction services, chief justice tells lawmakers
In her annual address to the Legislature, Leigh Saufley calls for more treatment, safe and sober housing, and facilities for youths in crisis.
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Court sides with Mount Vernon over generator
MOUNT VERNON — The state’s highest court has upheld a ruling in favor of the town of Mount Vernon in a dispute over the siting of a homeowner’s generator. Oral arguments in the appeal by Mount Vernon property owners James Landherr and Valerie Center were heard June 14 in Augusta. The unanimous opinion published Tuesday was authored by Maine Supreme Judicial […]
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Maine high court hears abortion funding arguments
Maine Chief Justice Leigh I. Saufley asks a question during arguments Wednesday on whether the Department of Health and Human Services is violating women’s constitutional rights by refusing to pay for abortions through the state’s Medicaid program. The case is before the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. (Joe Phelan/Portland Press Herald) AUGUSTA — Maine’s highest court […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
High court dismisses appeal of Lewiston man in baby's death
PORTLAND — The state’s high court has dismissed a Lewiston man’s claim that he was denied his constitutional rights when, he said, he felt he was forced to admit to the prosecutor’s version of events when pleading guilty to a manslaughter charge stemming from the death of his infant son. Danny Adams, 27, pleaded guilty […]
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High court overturns decision to drop welfare fraud charges against Lewiston man
The state’s high court Tuesday vacated a lower court ruling that had dismissed most welfare fraud charges against a Lewiston man. As a result, Abdi Hassan, 47, of 105 Shawmut St. must again answer 13 counts of related charges, including theft and forgery. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court wrote in a unanimous opinion that prosecutors […]
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Students from three high schools see state's highest court in action
Oxford County Judge of Probate Jarrod Crockett, second from right, listens as a teacher from Telstar Regional High School asks him a question Friday morning at Mountain Valley High School. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court visited Mountain Valley High School, where they heard three appeals to actual court cases with students from Mountain Valley, Telstar […]
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High court hears Andrew Bean's sentencing appeal for OUIs
Andrew Bean PORTLAND — An appeal of a sentence for a multiple OUI offender drew a dubious reaction from justices on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court on Wednesday. “This might be a case of ‘be careful what you wish for,’” Justice Donald Alexander told Rory McNamara, the lawyer for Andrew Bean, 63, of South Paris, […]
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Maine Supreme Court makes it easier to prove distracted driving
PORTLAND (AP) — Law enforcement officials don’t have to show what specifically distracted a driver before a fatal chain-reaction crash, the state’s top court ruled, providing important guidance to law enforcement at a time when distracted drivers are a growing concern. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled that lawmakers intended for a wide variety of […]
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Maine’s highest court hears appeals at Mt. Blue Campus
FARMINGTON – The Bjorn Auditorium of Mt. Blue Campus was transformed Wednesday into a courtroom for the Maine Supreme Judicial Court and its seven justices. The Law Court heard oral arguments in three cases as students from Mt. Blue and Mt. Abram high schools listened. The court was at the school at the invitation of […]