The number of unrepresented poor criminal defendants in Maine has passed 200 while the number of available defense attorneys taking cases...

Three of Maine's busiest courts were closed today (January 4, 2023) for a time because of what was believed to be a bomb threat hoax....

The crisis of criminal defense in Maine continues with more than 180 poor defendants without a court-appointed attorney. The judicial...

Proposed rules on how Maine police departments will monitor the demographics of motorists involved in traffic stops have now been...

Rules on how Maine police departments will monitor the demographics of motorists they stop are still unfinished nearly six months after a...

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...

A commission in charge of overseeing criminal defense for people accused of crimes but too poor to pay for their own attorney is getting...

Rules on how Maine police departments will monitor the demographics of motorists they stop have still to be finalized - in spite of a...

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.