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Courts

Published
June 27, 2022

Judge tosses lawsuit challenging border between towns of York, Kittery

York, which had sued its municipal counterpart, could continue to fight. The town select board will meet next month to discuss its next steps.
Published
June 24, 2022

Young people in Portland express fear, dismay over Roe ruling

For their entire lives, the right to an abortion has been federally protected. Now they face a world in which the procedure will become illegal in many states.
Published
June 20, 2022

Government forced to cover plaintiffs’ legal fees in Topsham bridge battle

A Portland judge ruled Friday that the government must cover 70% of Friends of Frank J. Wood Bridge's legal fees after a lengthy battle over the future of the historical structure, but the bridge may still be replaced.
Published
June 1, 2022

Former Hallowell pub owner gets jail time for sales tax evasion

Augusta resident Krystal Lavallee, who operated Brews & Views in Hallowell, was sentenced to 45 days in jail and ordered to pay $30,700 in restitution.
Published
May 27, 2022

Frenchman Bay salmon farm developer sues state for spiking its lease application

The Portland company, funded by Norwegian investors, proposed raising 66 million pounds of Atlantic salmon annually and operating a fish processing plant.

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Published
May 11, 2022

Leonard Pitts: If the Supreme Court’s legitimacy is at risk, Justice Thomas, whose fault is that?

The person who leaked the draft Roe decision is hardly the first one to violate SCOTUS rules, despite what Thomas thinks.
Published
May 10, 2022

Power corridor developer defends embattled project before Maine’s highest court

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court heard two separate cases Tuesday involving the contested NECEC power line project.
Published
May 10, 2022

16-year-old charged with murder in Waldo County fatal shooting

The suspect, Atilio Delgado of Brooks, has been charged with knowing and intentional murder in the death of James Cluney on Friday.
Published
May 6, 2022

Seven months after historic vote, power line project to get its day in court

On Tuesday, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court will hear arguments challenging a November referendum to ban the $1 billion NECEC project, among other issues.
Published
May 4, 2022

Rick Lawrence sworn in as Maine’s first Black Supreme Judicial Court justice

The longtime district court judge said he will bring a strong perspective that the state's highest court makes legal decisions that affect people's everyday lives.