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

On Oct. 9, over 100 Portland high school students saw the highest court in the state operate on the stage of their auditorium and got a look at the mechanics of the judicial branch. On Wednesday ...

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.

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

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

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

WASHINGTON—A rising faction within the conservative legal movement is laying the groundwork for Donald Trump to appoint ...

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

One of the largest, coldest and most rural congressional districts in the country could figure prominently in this year’s ...

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 ...

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 ...