Masked agents detain civil engineer in Portland, leave his car running in the street with a smashed window
The man is in the country on a work visa after receiving a master’s degree at UMaine, his colleagues said.
An immigration lawyer or an ICE supporter? In the end, Lewiston council picked neither for open seat
On Tuesday, officials representing Maine’s second largest city chose a youth counselor to serve on the council instead, after a long and heated public meeting where tensions about ICE filtered into the debate.
State police ‘is not a person,’ can’t be sued in police brutality case, attorney general argues
The state is responding to a lawsuit filed after a trooper repeatedly punched a handcuffed man in the face.
District attorney drops drug trafficking case after violating discovery rules
Maeghan Maloney’s office dropped six aggravated trafficking charges against a Massachusetts man after a judge ruled her office had acted in “bad faith.”
“Bad faith”: Judge rebukes slow district attorney’s office as prosecutors across Maine buckle under high caseloads
Three recent examples show how cases can languish or prompt sanctions when prosecutors fail to turn over discovery.
Maine hired contractor to organize timely visits for families in child welfare cases. It delivered 10% of the time.
Last December, the state renewed the organization’s contract even though it fell far short of its performance requirements, according to an examination by The Maine Monitor.
Lawyer calls for criminal investigation into troopers who beat a man in handcuffs
The attorney for Justin Savage also called for independent oversight of the Maine State Police’s use of force.
