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PublishedDecember 1, 2020
Augusta courthouse remains closed as another two employees test positive for COVID-19
The Capital Judicial Center is expected to remain closed to the public all week due to a lack of staff. It is slated to reopen to the public Monday, Dec. 7.
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PublishedNovember 11, 2020
Public hearing set on Augusta’s Melville Fuller statue
During a year when statues and monuments tied to the United States' racist past are being taken down or removed, the state's judicial branch is asking Kennebec County officials to consider moving statue of Maine judge involved in "separate but equal' ruling."
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PublishedOctober 23, 2020
Maine’s high court rules absentee ballots must be received by Election Day
The court sided with Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap's office in rejecting a push to extend the deadline to count absentee ballots that arrive late.
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PublishedSeptember 18, 2020
Melville Fuller relative criticizes, then commends protestors who rallied against Augusta statue
Robert Fuller Jr. sent a letter to protest organizers earlier this week accusing them of vandalism and saying the intent of the statue of former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Melville Fuller outside the Kennebec County courthouse was to create a “teachable moment.”
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2020
Kennebec County, Supreme Court trade letters, but no action yet on controversial Fuller statue
County commissioners are waiting to meet with a representative from the Maine Supreme Judicial Court before considering potentially moving a statue of Melville Fuller from in front of the county courthouse.
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PublishedAugust 12, 2020
Maine Supreme Court questions Melville Fuller statue outside Kennebec courthouse
The monument honors the Augusta-born former chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, who was part of the majority in the Plessy v. Ferguson decision that maintained racial segregation with the ‘separate but equal’ doctrine.
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PublishedJune 10, 2020
Maine governor, supreme court pledge to root out racism in law enforcement and courts
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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PublishedFebruary 26, 2019
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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PublishedJuly 26, 2018
Court sides with Mount Vernon over generator
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PublishedMay 16, 2018
Maine high court hears abortion funding arguments
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