The new plan aims to help solve what a many have called a constitutional crisis. Next up: A judge will hold a hearing Monday to lay out her plans for releasing or dropping charges against people who have been waiting for a lawyer.
Emily Allen
Staff Writer
Emily Allen covers courts for the Portland Press Herald. It's her favorite beat so far — before moving to Maine in 2022, she reported on a wide range of topics for public radio in West Virginia and was the City Hall reporter for the Grand Forks Herald in North Dakota. Emily is not a fan of the cold, but she puts up with Maine's challenging winters because she loves the state's beautiful hiking options ... once the snow has cleared.
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Federal appeals court revives sexual harassment lawsuit against former Bangor judge
Samantha Pike sued former Penobscot County Judge Charles Budd in 2022 over allegations that he made several unwelcome sexual advances toward her at a work conference.
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Gov. Janet Mills swears in 4 new judges, including state supreme court associate justice
Julia Lipez is now an associate justice on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.
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Debate complicates Maine legislation for text, app notification for crime victims
Maine law enforcement officials and victim rights advocates support electronic notifications for victims, but a bill in the Legislature was met with mixed opinions.
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A Maine resident is leading a complaint against the Trump administration over DEI firings
Mahri Stáinnak says they were fired for work on ‘diversity, equity and inclusion,’ even though their job had nothing to do with DEI.
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Maine AG has faith in court system even as some fear Trump won’t abide judicial orders
Aaron Frey told Mainers at a town hall Tuesday night he’s been able to enforce court orders in various lawsuits against the Trump administration, dealing with citizenship, privacy rights and federal funding.
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Eddington man with history of police standoffs faces federal charges over violent posts
Court records describe numerous social media posts in which Thadius C. Wind allegedly made threats against government officials, law enforcement and ‘all of mankind.’
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It’s a mystery, for now, why a Maine salvage company wants this sunken ship
U.S. District Judge Nancy Torresen will unseal court records in 6 weeks, identifying the schooner that sank off the coast of Bar Harbor in the late 1890s.
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A $3M boost to Maine’s public defense spurs objections on all sides
An emergency bill sought to compromise the demands of Gov. Janet Mills and the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services as the state faces a constitutional violation over a lack of court-appointed attorneys.
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Maine lawmakers endorse nominees to state’s high, superior courts
The Senate will have a final vote on Julia Lipez’s nomination to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court and Darcie McElwee’s to the Superior Court.