Kathryn Kimball Mizelle was confirmed to the federal bench with only Republican votes and had a ‘Not Qualified’ rating from the American Bar Association because she lacked experience.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Lifetime bans a fitting punishment for ‘Pharma Bro’ and his ilk
Martin Shkreli would jack up the price of lifesaving drugs all over again if he had the chance.
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
Biden’s judicial nominees, perhaps a potential justice, face Senate
President Joe Biden’s first batch of judicial nominees are coming before Congress.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Senate committee to take up Biden judicial nominees in preview of potential Supreme Court fight
Democratic lawmakers are moving quickly to review Biden’s nominees to take advantage of their slim majority in the Senate and begin to remake the courts with judges from diverse personal and professional backgrounds.
Posted inCops & Courts, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Federal appeals court hears Lewiston man’s case
Judges at the Boston court focused on a prosecutor disallowing a Black man from the jury.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, Politics
Maine’s top federal prosecutor among Trump appointees asked to resign
U.S. Attorney Halsey Frank held the job for nearly 4 years.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Federal judge orders Portland pandemic supply company to return customer’s deposit
Portland-based Noble Partners was accused of keeping a Florida company’s $108,000 deposit after failing to fulfill an order for medical supplies in May.
Posted inCops & Courts, News
Feds aim to seize Farmington-area properties in connection with marijuana raid
Farmington, Industry, Rangeley, Carrabassett Valley and Avon are on the list.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, News, Schools and Education
Maine families say Supreme Court ruling boosts their case in religious school funding suit
The decision in a Montana case could affect a federal appeals court case in Boston involving 3 Maine families who are seeking school district tuition payments toward the cost of educating their children in religious schools.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Uncategorized
Maine Family Planning weighs appeal in lawsuit over federal ‘gag rule’
A federal judge last week dismissed the nonprofit’s legal challenge of a Trump administration rule that puts new restrictions on abortion providers that receive Title X family planning grants.