The lawyer shortage in Maine is alarming officials across the state
A Kennebec County superior court judge issued an order saying the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services must provide ...
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Judge denies AG’s request to reinstate Maine’s 72-hour law on gun purchases pending higher appeal
Chief U.S. District Judge Lance Walker denied the attorney general's call to restore the waiting period for gun purchases ...
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US attorney for District of Maine fired by Trump administration
The United States attorney’s office for the District of Maine announced Monday that Darcie McElwee was departing as the district’s U.S. attorney as she was terminated by the new administration.
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Court rules state fails to meet its obligation to provide counsel for indigent defendants
The judge ordered the Maine Commission of Public Defender Services to create a plan to address the backlog of cases, or those ...
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Prosecutors say it's not just public defense agencies that are struggling to hire over low pay
In western Maine, District Attorney Neil McLean Jr. oversees nearly 25 county employees across three counties. But he said he makes less than some of the five "district defenders" who are leading ...
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Maine attorney general asks judge to restore 72-hour wait for gun sales
Maine’s attorney general is appealing a judge’s recent decision to pause a new waiting period for gun sales. Last week, Chief U.S. District Judge Lance Walker granted a request from gun ...
Maine man gets life in prison for attacking woman with a hammer
Djvan Carter, 47, was tried in Penobscot County Superior Court this winter on charges of aggravated attempted murder, elevated aggravated assault, and more.