A criminal conviction wouldn’t automatically trigger removal from office. Arraignments are slated for next month.

Maine can compel those with serious mental illnesses to comply with outpatient treatment. Proponents of this law believe it could have pushed the Lewiston shooter to accept help before he became ...

Lawyers for 100 survivors and relatives of victims of Maine's deadliest shooting say the Army failed to stop the reservist ...

The University of Maine at Farmington plans to commemorate Constitution Day 2024 with its 18th annual discussion of significant past and upcoming cases before the Supreme Court. This year’s event is ...

The Illinois State Bar Association and the Chicago Bar Association recently released recommendations for judicial candidates ...

Despite controversy over public use of Maine’s intertidal areas, Bristol shellfish harvesters gain "forever" access to clam ...

Prosecutors argue there's no basis for dismissing the charges of second degree murder and leaving the scene of the accident.

ANDOVER, Mass. - Louis Scolnik, civil rights activist and former Associate Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, ...

Louis Scolnik, who died at age 101, leaves a legacy of compassion for the marginalized through his civil rights leadership ...

William Orville Douglas, who, alas, will become the longest-serving justice in Supreme Court history, is born in the town of Maine in Minnesota.

A new trove of letters and oral histories is shining a light on the successes and challenges of jailhouse lawyers: people in ...

As Native Americans across the U.S. come together on Monday for Indigenous Peoples Day to celebrate their history and culture ...