The Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled against a family’s appeal of a decision granting their neighbors an implied easement to their property’s beachfront.
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Maine’s highest court considering whether state can be defendant in public defense lawsuit
The ACLU of Maine is trying to include the entire state in its lawsuit, not just its public defense leaders. The attorney general’s office says the state is immune.
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Buckfield man appeals conviction in shaken baby death
Attorneys for Trevor Averill argued that a new trial should be ordered or the 18-year sentence reconsidered.
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Panel of Maine judges weighs whether to reprimand state supreme court justice
Catherine Connors, an associate justice on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, has been accused of failing to recuse herself from major foreclosure decisions, despite her past experience representing banks.
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Maine’s high court to decide whether to release defendants, dismiss charges due to public defense crisis
Maine has to provide attorneys to criminal defendants who can’t afford their own representation. In hundreds of cases, defendants are still waiting.
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Popham Beach neighbors take dispute to Maine’s high court
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court is still weighing a broader lawsuit focused on public beach access.
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Police must confirm Maine suspects have waived constitutional rights before they are questioned, top court says
Law enforcement must ensure suspects in custody understand and have relinquished their rights to a lawyer and against self-incrimination before questioning them, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled.
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Does Maine require a two-thirds majority to redraw congressional districts? | Fact brief
Redistricting has become a hot political issue nationally as Texas Republicans move to redraw the state’s map in the hopes of picking up more U.S. House seats.
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Maine high court vacates part of damages paid to family of man who died after misdiagnosis
Justices ruled that Mercy Hospital should not have been mandated to pay $2 million in economic damages to the parents of 25-year-old Peter Smith, who died in 2017 from complications of Lyme disease.
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With Maine judge set to release inmates waiting for lawyers, state high court halts hearings – for now
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court halted habeas corpus hearings so it can consider an appeal from the state over the backlog of defendants waiting for public defenders.