Traffic Stop Monitoring Rules Finally Released - To Start A Year Late
Proposed rules on how Maine police departments will monitor the demographics of motorists involved in traffic stops have now been...
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- Jun 6
Report Says More Judges And Clerks Needed In Maine Courts
A report looking at the functioning of Maine courts recommends more judges and court clerks to deal with the backlog of cases caused by...
Wraight.Law
- May 24
Traffic Stop Monitoring Rules STILL Not Ready - AG Relying On Law Change
Rules on how Maine police departments will monitor the demographics of motorists they stop are still unfinished nearly six months after a...
Wraight.Law
- May 22
Criminal Defense Commission's New Executive Director Starts Role
A commission in charge of overseeing criminal defense for people accused of crimes but too poor to pay for their own attorney has a new...
Wraight.Law
- Apr 24
Criminal Defense Commission Getting New Director
A commission in charge of overseeing criminal defense for people accused of crimes but too poor to pay for their own attorney is getting...
Wraight.Law
- Mar 3
UPDATE: Rules For Maine Cops To Monitor Traffic Stops Not Ready - Despite New Law
Rules on how Maine police departments will monitor the demographics of motorists they stop have still to be finalized - in spite of a...
Wraight.Law
- Feb 21
Head Of Criminal Defense Commission Announces Plans to Leave Post
The head of Maine's agency that oversees criminal defense for the poor in the state has announced his plans to leave the job. Justin...
Wraight.Law
- Feb 15
Platitudes And Lack Of Concrete Plans Mark Governor’s Budget Speech
Governor Janet Mills offered only platitudes and a BandAid solution to the crisis facing criminal defense for the poor in her budget...
Wraight.Law
- Feb 9
Commission Says Parole Should Return In Maine
A commission has recommended that parole should be re-established in Maine. Maine was one of the first states in the nation to abolish...
Wraight.Law
- Feb 2
History Being Made As York County Superior Court Readies Closure
History will be made on Friday April 14 when York County Superior Court in Alfred closes its doors as a courthouse for the last time. The...
Wraight.Law
- Feb 2
Respected York County Judge Nominated To Maine High Court
Respected York County judge Wayne Douglas has been nominated to Maine's highest court - just as the county merges all district courts and...
Wraight.Law
- Jan 11
Additional Funding For Criminal Defense In Governor’s Budget Plan
Governor Janet Mills has set aside millions in her proposed budget to improve funding for criminal defense for the poor. Her proposal,...
Wraight.Law
- Nov 11, 2022
Most Senior Judge In Maine Paints Bleak Picture Of Overwhelmed Criminal Justice System
Maine's most senior judge painted a bleak picture of an overwhelmed court system in a "crisis," with courts "barely" maintaining a...
Wraight.Law
- Sep 20, 2022
Criminal Defense Crisis Continues To Worsen As Attorneys Leave And Court Caseloads Balloon
Criminal defense for the poor is reaching crisis point with just 163 attorneys available to take court-appointed cases in the entire...
Wraight.Law
- Aug 22, 2022
Fall In Number Of Attorneys And Rise In Case Loads Continues in Maine
The slow car crash of rising number of criminal cases in Maine and the falling number of attorneys taking on clients who cannot afford a...
Wraight.Law
- Jul 19, 2022
Case On Police Discipline Records In SoPo Heading To High Court
Police unions are expected to appeal a court’s decision that public records be released of discipline given to police officers in South...
Wraight.Law
- May 24, 2022
Dent Made In Maine Jail Call Recordings Scandal In Sheriff-Commission Partnership
An effort begun in York County by the Sheriff’s office to deal with the recording of attorney-client calls has been adopted statewide....
Wraight.Law
- May 7, 2022
Governor Vetoes Another Criminal Justice Reform Bill
A Bill to stop bail and probation conditions is all but killed by a stoke of Governor Mills’ pen.
Wraight.Law
- Apr 30, 2022
Federal Circuit Resurrects Case By Maine Newspapers For Court Records Access
Newspapers get another day in court over access to court files - an important case for when records are electronically filed statewide.
Wraight.Law
- Apr 24, 2022
Program To Give Poor Defendants An Attorney Earlier Being Worked On By Commission
Poor criminal defendants in Maine may get a publicly-funded lawyer earlier that their first appearance in court, according the head of...
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