In oral arguments before the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston, attorneys for news outlets asked that a dismissal of their lawsuit be overturned, citing First Amendment concerns.
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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Former jail guard charged in deadly Gorham crash seeks to have statements thrown out
Kenneth Morang, who faces manslaughter charges from the 2019 crash, is asking the court to throw out evidence from a Gorham police detective who talked to him after the collision. Morang’s family testified Tuesday that the detective promised them there would be no charges.
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Backlogs causing delays in thousands of Maine court cases
The state’s criminal caseload has increased by more than half, taking priority over thousands more civil cases that have been on hold.
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Frustrated by lack of progress, attorney resigns from Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services
Robert Cummins had harsh words for lawmakers and the governor, saying they are not doing enough to provide legal aid to the poor.
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State denies trooper faced whistleblower retaliation
Attorneys argued in federal court Thursday whether retiring Maine state trooper George Loder’s whistleblower retaliation case should go to trial.
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Report on Boston Asylum Office finds disproportionately low acceptance rates, bias against applicants
The office serving asylum seekers in and around Maine has the second lowest approval rate in the nation, according to a report by Maine immigrant advocacy groups.
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Massachusetts man enters insanity plea in partner’s death on Short Sands Beach
Jeffrey Buchannan is charged with murder in the death of Rhonda Pattelena almost a year ago.
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Maine Legislature considers bill to seal certain criminal records
Lawmakers weigh the measure involving nonviolent crimes a couple of years after the end of a pilot program to test the process.
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Commission: Assisted living home discriminated against transgender woman
The Maine Human Rights Commission voted 3-2 to find that Sunrise Assisted Living in Jonesport discriminated against a transgender woman who was seeking housing last year.
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Maine high court hears 2nd appeal by man convicted of murdering sheriff’s deputy
An attorney for John D. Williams, who received a life sentence in 2019 for killing Somerset County Sheriff’s Deputy Eugene Cole, argued Tuesday that Williams deserves a new trial because the jury never heard about disciplinary action taken against an arresting officer.