Pak, 86, began serving a life sentence in 2016 for fatally shooting 19-year-old Derrick Thompson and 18-year-old Alivia Welch.
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Former Augusta American Eagle employee sues company after being fired, alleging discrimination
Allison Kurasz says she was discriminated against because she’s a lesbian and has a disability, a finding that was supported by a Maine Human Rights Commission investigator’s report after the company ignored requests for evidence.
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Judge Merchan faces critical decisions as Trump’s trial nears its end
Trump and his supporters have publicly questioned the judge’s impartiality and tried to draw him deeper into the type of political maelstrom that judges typically work hard to avoid.
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Somerset County Superior Courthouse in Skowhegan to get $45 million replacement
The Superior Courthouse is to be replaced with a three-story, 30,000-square-foot addition to the District Courthouse across the street, which the Maine Judicial Branch says is necessary to upgrade the facility built in 1873 and increase efficiency.
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Portland man pleads not guilty to murder in St. John Street shooting
Abdirahman Mahmoud is accused of shooting Raoul Tshiyuka to death in March.
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Maine Supreme Judicial Court upholds 30-year sentence for truck driver who caused 2016 crash that killed two
Randall J. Weddle, 61, failed in his appeal after the state’s highest court affirmed his sentence as reasonable and not excessively harsh.
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Brother of Skowhegan murder victim could face charges after courtroom attack, authorities say
The incident, which took place following the sentencing last week of Jason Servil to 45 years for the murder of Alice Abbott, also raises questions about court security.
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Maine sues Monsanto, accusing chemical manufacturer of polluting land, water
Maine is one of several states and jurisdictions to sue Monsanto, which has warned investors of financial fallout from the legal challenges.
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Portrait of nation’s first female Supreme Court justice, saved from trash, to hang in Augusta courthouse
An oil painting of the late Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, found 10 years ago in a pile at the Yarmouth Transfer Station, has been turned over to the state’s court system.
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Waterville man pleads not guilty to murdering co-worker at Damon’s Beverage as new details emerge
Spridal Hubiak, 21, who is charged in the death of Angela Bragg, 52, of Waterville, on Dec. 27, 2023, is seen in video footage stabbing the victim, according to a police affidavit.