UPDATE: An associate at a Maine law firm has responded yet again in an open letter to the outcry to her comment the term ‘white...

Police officers should be forced to get insurance in the same way as motorists.

More recordings of attorney-client calls emerge, along with in-person visits by defense lawyers to their clients in jail.

Two complaints were sent to a commissioner, another directly to the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services

Statement from Maine Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers released.

The recording between an attorney and his client was shared with a prosecutor.

July bar cancelled and February bar results released with pass rate.

Chief Justice Leigh Saufley starts her new position next week.

Traffic stops by police are now even more likely.

Orders by the Supreme Judicial Court continue the restrictions already in place.

Maine Law improves its place in the annual list of law schools ranked nationally.

Maine's highest court has halted ALL trials and severely limited which other hearings will go ahead until May.

Federal courts in Maine will not hold jury trials until May, according to a new order.

Reforms taking shape for Maine's criminal justice system.

A public defender organization could start in three Maine counties, replacing private attorneys, if a new proposal is adopted.

A ban on cellphone use will driving about to come into force in Massachusetts.

A bill would limit access to records of juveniles accused of crimes and allow records to be 'sealed' from public view.

A bill being considered by Maine law-makers would allow time off work for alleged victims of sex assault, domestic violence, and stalking.

Architectural rendering of planned new courthouse in Biddeford is sent to city council for discussion by the planning board on February 5.

A law that cops take blood tests of drivers in fatal crashes is unconstitutional. A 1984 Supreme Court case is also used for the first time.