The program, a spinoff of the Volunteer Lawyers Project, helps clients unravel the mysteries of family law.
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Yarmouth teen ends lawsuit challenging school’s honor code
PORTLAND — A federal lawsuit that challenged the constitutionality of Yarmouth High School’s extracurricular honor code has been dropped by the plaintiffs. Michael Waxman, a Portland attorney, sued this month on behalf of a 16-year-old lacrosse player and her parents. The girl was suspended from the team after school officials saw a photograph of her […]
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Westbrook police charge 2 with drug trafficking
Westbrook Police and the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency seized more than 5 grams of heroin and arrested two people on drug trafficking charges Monday night. According to a media release from the Westbrook Police Department, officers stopped a vehicle on Main Street around 8:30 p.m. Jennifer J. Grenier, 24, of Bridgton, was arrested on three […]
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Two law volunteers to receive award
Margaret Minott and Tim Crowley will be honored for helping low-income Mainers.
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Pine Tree Legal director receives civil liberties award
Nan Heald is cited for “her work to improve Maine’s civil justice system, expanding access to justice for everyone.”
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16 win awards for service to crime victims
The awards were presented by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in conjunction with National Crime Victims’ Rights Week.
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Dechaine returned to prison after falling ill
The Department of Corrections is still investigating the medical emergency two weeks ago.
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Woman charged with trying to kill spouse with bat goes on trial today
Defendant Linda Dolloff says an intruder shot her and beat her husband in their home.
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Eliot man convicted on drug, gun charges
A police search of David Widi’s apartment in 2008 found seven guns, 2,773 rounds of ammunition and 17 marijuana plants.
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Supporters need $8,000 for Maine high school mock trial competition
Supporters of the state’s High School Mock Trial Competition say they need to raise about $8,000 by June 1 to keep the program running this fall. Friends of Mock Trial, a nonprofit group, already has raised about $7,000 of the $15,000 needed to fund the competition, which was started in the mid-1990s. The Maine State […]