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...

Governor Janet Mills offered only platitudes and a BandAid solution to the crisis facing criminal defense for the poor in her budget...

A commission has recommended that parole should be re-established in Maine. Maine was one of the first states in the nation to abolish...

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...

Respected York County judge Wayne Douglas has been nominated to Maine's highest court - just as the county merges all district courts and...

Governor Janet Mills has set aside millions in her proposed budget to improve funding for criminal defense for the poor. Her proposal,...

Maine's most senior judge painted a bleak picture of an overwhelmed court system in a "crisis," with courts "barely" maintaining a...

Criminal defense for the poor is reaching crisis point with just 163 attorneys available to take court-appointed cases in the entire...

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...

Police unions are expected to appeal a court’s decision that public records be released of discipline given to police officers in South...

An effort begun in York County by the Sheriff’s office to deal with the recording of attorney-client calls has been adopted statewide....

A Bill to stop bail and probation conditions is all but killed by a stoke of Governor Mills’ pen.

Newspapers get another day in court over access to court files - an important case for when records are electronically filed statewide.

Poor criminal defendants in Maine may get a publicly-funded lawyer earlier that their first appearance in court, according the head of...

Maine’s bar passage rate is the second lowest bar pass rate among states that have released their most recent scores - but the worse...

A member of a Maine commission overseeing criminal defense for the poor has reportedly resigned just over a year after saying they should...

A veteran judge has been confirmed as the first person of color to sit on Maine’s highest court. Governor Janet Mills had nominated judge...

A Maine case about what a defendant must be asked about giving up certain trial rights has been denied a chance to be heard by the United...

South Portland Police Department’s new permanent police chief is scheduled to start work in his new role today (February 1, 2022). Daniel...

A national legal nonprofit has given Maine a failing grade for the ability of its citizens to sue police officers for breaching civil...