The cases against the Roman Catholic Bishop of Portland are one of many that are taking an unusual length of time to receive a ruling in recent years.
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Cannabis company challenging Kittery licensing process in state’s high court
High Maine LLC has alleged that the town of Kittery’s application process to open a recreational cannabis store was unfair. They’re scheduled for oral arguments before the Maine Supreme Judicial Court on Tuesday.
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Maine Supreme Judicial Court upholds Mercer man’s child porn convictions
In 2023, Steven Edwards was found guilty by a jury of 18 counts of possession of sexually explicit material.
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Maine high court considers disciplining Ellsworth probate judge who didn’t pay taxes, child support
William Blaisdell is an elected probate judge in Hancock County and a private lawyer who was recently handling court-appointed cases.
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The fight over public access to Moody Beach is heading to Maine’s highest court
The appeal, filed with the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, could ultimately set a precedent on how welcoming property owners must be to the public on privately-owned beaches along Maine’s coast line.
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Maine Supreme Judicial Court upholds Lewiston man’s murder conviction
Jaquille Coleman, 29, failed in his appeal of his conviction of the 2020 murder of his ex-girlfriend and mother of his 1-year-old daughter. The decision by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court came down Tuesday morning.
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Woman appeals 6-year sentence for 1985 death of ‘Baby Jane Doe’ in Frenchville
Lee Ann Daigle, 60, argued that an Aroostook County judge violated her due process rights because of the way he questioned her remorse at her sentencing last summer.
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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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Maine’s high court rules Sunday hunting ban is constitutional
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court disagrees with a Readfield couple who argued that the ban contradicts a ‘right to food’ amendment voters approved in 2021.
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Moody Beach public access dispute heading to Maine Supreme Court
An attorney for the plaintiffs says that a lower court ruling denying unfettered access to the intertidal zone is going to be appealed to the state’s highest court.