WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday handed the Obama administration an important victory in its effort to reduce power plant pollution in more than two dozen Midwestern and Southern states, which blows downwind and leads to unhealthy air. The decision caps a decades-long effort by the Environmental Protection Agency to find a legally acceptable […]
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Supreme Court upholds Michigan’s ban on affirmative action
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has upheld Michigan’s ban on using race as a factor in college admissions. The justices said in a 6-2 ruling Tuesday that Michigan voters had the right to change their state constitution to prohibit public colleges and universities from taking account of race in admissions decisions. The justices said that […]
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R. Lagueux: Court ruling a great disservice
I would like to laud Don Prince of Turner for his letter (April 7) on the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision regarding campaign financing. However, that decision came as no surprise to me. It is yet another in a recent trend of rulings where average Americans find themselves with the cards stacked against them and […]
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State’s top court rules CMP kept $2.6M too much in customer deposit money
PORTLAND — The Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled on Tuesday that Central Maine Power Co. kept $2.6 million more in deposit payments than it should have, a move state regulators say threatened to inflate customers’ rates. In a ruling written by Chief Justice Leigh Saufley, the state’s highest court affirmed a decision by the Maine […]
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D. Prince: The rich make the rules
I am always deeply moved when I salute the American flag. The America that I envision when I pledge my allegiance is a land of equal opportunity and equal justice for all. The Supreme Court recently ruled that that America will never exist. The ruling was that the very rich can donate unlimited money to […]
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Supreme Court strikes down overall limits on campaign contributions
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has struck down limits in federal law on the overall campaign contributions the biggest individual donors may make to candidates, political parties and political action committees. The justices said in a 5-4 vote Wednesday that Americans have a right to give the legal maximum to candidates for Congress and president, […]
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LePage seeks candidates for Maine supreme court vacancy
AUGUSTA (AP) — Gov. Paul LePage says he’s looking for applications for an anticipated vacancy on Maine’s supreme court. Supreme Judicial Court Justice Jon Levy is awaiting U.S. Senate confirmation to the federal bench. Last week, his nomination cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee. LePage said he’s looking forward to finding a candidate “of the highest […]
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Supreme Court case on abortion clinic buffer zones could affect Portland, polling places
PORTLAND — Local and regional Planned Parenthood officials say if the U.S. Supreme Court throws out buffer zones intended to keep anti-abortion protesters away from their clinics, similar protective areas aimed at safeguarding voters’ rights at the polls could be jeopardized as well. The nation’s highest court is expected to hear oral arguments in the […]
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Supreme Court puts Utah same-sex marriage on hold
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday put same-sex marriages on hold in Utah, at least while a federal appeals court more fully considers the issue. The court issued a brief order blocking any new same-sex unions in the state. The order grants an emergency appeal by the state following the Dec. 20 ruling by […]
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Maine court orders release of 911 transcripts from Biddeford shooting
PORTLAND (AP) — The Maine supreme court has ordered law enforcement officials to release transcripts of 911 calls from last year’s fatal shootings of two teenagers in Biddeford. The court unanimously overturned a judge’s decision to ban release of the transcripts from three calls in the case of a 75-year-old man charged in killing two […]