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PublishedMay 9, 2022
Federal judge denies Rangeley man’s request to use marijuana while on bail
Lucas Sirois pleaded not guilty to a 15-count indictment in November in an alleged illicit marijuana operation.
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PublishedOctober 21, 2021
Maine environmental groups sue to protect last Atlantic salmon, force dams to halt
The court action is part of an ongoing legal struggle over the fate of the dams. Brookfield sued Maine state agencies last month with a complaint that the agencies acted improperly in drafting fish passage policies.
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PublishedMarch 4, 2021
Fairfield woman to serve 32 months for conspiracy to distribute drugs
Stephanie Pelletier, 29, will serve three years of supervised release after her prison sentence.
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PublishedFebruary 3, 2021
Press Herald joins federal lawsuit as Maine newspapers sue over delay in access to civil complaints
The federal lawsuit challenges a rule allowing digital civil court filings to remain secret for weeks or even months after they are filed.
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PublishedJanuary 6, 2021
Former Waterville pot store owner pleads guilty in federal drug, firearms case
Daniel Hall, 32, distributed cocaine and marijuana last year to a confidential informant at his then-medical marijuana store, Green Thumb Organics, in Waterville, according to court records.
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PublishedAugust 7, 2020
U.S. attorney for Maine: Law enforcement here paying price for brutality elsewhere
Maine police officers aren’t perfect, but they are always trying to improve and they’re open to progressive policies and procedures.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2020
Our View: Maine’s internet privacy law survives legal challenge
A federal judge dismissed most of a lawsuit against the state, filed by internet service providers who want to sell customers’ personal information.
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PublishedJune 4, 2020
Commentary: Maine quarantine ruling shows everything old is new again
Science is at the heart of the federal decision, just as in the 1986 Supreme Court ruling that upheld Maine's out-of-state bait fish ban.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2019
Federal judge rules in favor of Carrabassett Valley, police chief, town manager in lawsuit
Michael Jutras, formerly of Carrabassett Valley, filed a lawsuit claiming his U.S. Constitutional Rights were violated.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2019
Judge orders company sued in lobster embezzlement scheme to pay $4.5 million
The company never answered allegations that it was part of an operation to embezzle lobsters from a restaurant and lobster wholesaler in Saco.
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