In July 2021, the state removed a 34-year statute of limitations for civil claims of childhood sexual abuse.
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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Challenger unseats Cumberland County DA with backing of big-spending national group
Jacqueline Sartoris rode into office with the support of an out-of-state PAC that poured $380,000 into ads supporting her and opposing her opponent, Jonathan Sahrbeck.
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Sartoris unseats Sahrbeck in Cumberland County DA race
Jacqueline Sartoris had more than 60 percent of the vote by the time Jonathan Sahrbeck reached out to concede late Tuesday.
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Transgender woman and assisted living home that rejected her reach settlement
Adult Family Care Homes of Maine agreed to adopt a comprehensive transgender nondiscrimination policy at all 9 of its facilities, including Sunrise Assisted Living in Jonesport, which declined to accept Marie King in 2021.
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Falsely accused Acton man challenges officers’ immunity in federal appeals court
Even though John Charron was awarded $90,000 in damages last summer after a district judge ruled him falsely accused, sheriff’s deputies who arrested Charron faced no repercussions for their faulty investigation.
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In Limington man’s 2nd murder trial, prosecutors can’t use his confession
The Maine Supreme Court ruled last fall that Bruce Akers’ statements about what happened to neighbor Douglas Flint were illegally obtained by authorities.
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Judge rules that lawsuit against state indigent legal services can proceed
The lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Maine states that the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services is not upholding its duties under the U.S. Constitution to provide adequate defense counsel to all Maine residents.
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Outside group pours money into Democratic primary for Cumberland County DA
Incumbent Jonathan Sahrbeck and challenger Jackie Sartoris are vying for the Democratic nomination with no Republicans listed on Cumberland County’s ballot.
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Maine health care workers to appeal order to disclose their names in vaccine mandate lawsuit
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that there is no evidence that the plaintiffs face ‘a heightened risk of severe social stigma and worse’ if they are no longer allowed to remain anonymous.
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Judge sets $200,000 bail for Limington man awaiting a new murder trial
Bruce Akers has been in state custody for nearly six years, since his arrest in 2016 in connection with the death of his neighbor.