A potential budget squeeze threatens potential improvements planned for the commission that oversees criminal defense for the poor in...

No officer was suspended, given a written reprimand, or forced to undergo training.

The sausage-making got ugly as lawmakers could not agree on a public defender's office for Kennebec county.

The number of defense attorneys helping indigent criminal defendants has fallen while pending case numbers are up 50%.

Covid-19 delays, including a lack of jury trials, has sky-rocketed the number of pending cases.

Comments came in response to feedback from attorneys who addressed the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services

Returning from a holiday? Agents can search your phone for any reason or no reason.

In the 130th Legislature, there are numerous proposed bills affecting criminal justice, policing, firearms, motoring, and access to...

A commission in Maine which oversees criminal defense for those unable to afford their own attorney continues to deal with the fallout...

(The following should not be construed as legal advice.) New England states with strict ‘wiretap’ laws have been put on notice by a...

A new executive order from Governor Janet Mills mandates that publicly-accessible businesses force customers to wear masks before...

Criminal defense for those who cannot afford an attorney in Maine is “underfunded“ by the state and there is a “desperate need” for more...

Trials planned for the coming months in York and Cumberland counties are being cancelled because of rising levels of Covid-19 cases in...

Criminal trials will take priority over civil cases in Maine - delaying foreclosures, small claims, land use violations and other matters...

The man who leads Maine’s commission on providing criminal defense for defendants unable to afford a lawyer has announced he’s stepping...

A motorist played loud music and used his horn against state law. Was that enough to enter his home without a warrant? SCOTUS will decide.

Frustration about budget cuts and stalled progress on a proposed public defender system for Maine spilled over at a meeting of a...

Jury trials are not expected to resume in Maine until early November at the earliest, according to updated plans related to the Covid...

The latest research by a commission covering legal defense is for just three counties in Maine

The in-person fall bar exam for Massachusetts has been cancelled altogether, putting into question whether Maine will eventually follow...