Lawrence will be the first Black justice to sit on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.
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Maine’s high court chief justice says court backlog likely to continue
The number of pending court cases in Maine has increased about 45 percent compared to pre-pandemic levels, she told lawmakers.
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Maine high court hears 2nd appeal by man convicted of murdering sheriff’s deputy
An attorney for John D. Williams, who received a life sentence in 2019 for killing Somerset County Sheriff’s Deputy Eugene Cole, argued Tuesday that Williams deserves a new trial because the jury never heard about disciplinary action taken against an arresting officer.
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District Judge Rick Lawrence nominated to Maine Supreme Judicial Court
If his nomination by Gov. Mills is confirmed in the Maine Senate, he’ll be the first Black justice on the state’s highest court.
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Judge Rick Lawrence nominated to be first Black justice on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court
Gov. Janet Mills nominated District Court Judge Rick E. Lawrence to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court and District Attorney Andrew Robinson to the Maine District Court.
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NECEC lays out legal argument against power line ban in newly filed legal briefs
The developers of the 145-mile transmission line are appealing a lower court’s ruling to the state supreme court, saying it is unconstitutionally retroactive.
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Maine supreme court upholds murder conviction in killing of Millinocket marijuana grower
Three people were sentenced to prison in the 2017 home invasion in which 59-year-old Wayne Lapierre and his wife were both shot in the head, prosecutors said.
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Maine’s supreme court extends deadline for Legislature to redraw voting districts
Lawmakers had asked for more time because they still don’t have the U.S. Census data needed to redraw congressional and legislative district lines.
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Attorney for man convicted of murdering his neighbor argues search was illegal
Bruce Akers’ lawyer appealed his conviction to the state’s highest court Thursday, saying police violated the Fourth Amendment when they searched the Limington property where they found the body.