New laws like the one in Georgia insidiously succeed where Donald Trump and his followers fell short following their 2020 defeat.
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Portland restaurateur sues ex-wife over payment for Boone’s Fish House
Harding Lee Smith, owner of ‘The Rooms’ restaurants, has sued Darcy Smith, owner of Boone’s, claiming she and her business owe him $150,000.
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They built houses on a 200-year-old dirt road in Cornish. Then a neighbor blocked their access.
The town says its hands are tied and has punted the issue to the courts.
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Another View: Israel’s own crisis of democracy is reaching a boiling point
Israel can save itself, if a majority of Israelis join forces with civil society and the nation’s Supreme Court.
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Defendants in over 100 Maine cases had no legal representation late last week, state says
Maine’s public defense agency puts out an urgent call for help after the loss of another public defender.
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New state legal defense director wants to bring young attorneys in to do ‘important work’
Jim Billings took over the reins of the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services last month, joining the agency that is severely struggling to find enough attorneys to represent poor Mainers.
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Windham man pleads not guilty to charges from fatal Turner crash
Curtis Randy Fogg, 34, faces manslaughter and five other charges from a grand jury indictment.
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York County courts begin moving into new judicial center in Biddeford
The new $65 million York Judicial Center replaces courthouses in Biddeford, Alfred, Springvale and York.
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Study: Young adults are overrepresented in Maine’s criminal justice system
A report from the University of Southern Maine’s Catherine E. Cutler Institute calls for expanding diversion and treatment-based criminal justice programs.
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South Portland mail carrier charged in dark web drug trafficking case
New York prosecutors say Katie Montgomery offered FireBunnyUSA advice as it shipped illegal drugs through the postal service.