December 5, 2024
- Treatment of Youths to Change After Settlement: U.S. Department of Justice has reached a settlement with the State of Maine on its complaint alleging that the State does not comply with the integration mandate of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, re the State’s service system for children with behavioral health disabilities
- State v. BP, et al. – Maine Takes on Big Oil: The State filed suit against some of the biggest names in the fossil fuel industry, along with the industry’s trade association, the American Petroleum Institute. The State alleged the fossil fuel industry has known for decades about the carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution fossil fuels produce, and that they “can have catastrophic consequences for the planet and its people.
- State and ACLU Seek Final Ruling on Years’-Long Indigent Defense Action
- In Memoriam – Anne Sophie Braestrup Richmond, Esq.
- News of Lawyers
- State Court Summaries
- Federal Court Line-up
- New Bankruptcy Merit Selection Panel snnounced by U.S. Court of Appeals, to screen and review applicants for an expected bankruptcy judgeship vacancy in Providence, RI
- “You Don’t Look Like A Lawyer” — By Meryl E. Poulin, Esq. & Rosalie B. C. Wennberg, Esq.
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- maineassistanceprogram@gmail.com; 207-266-5951
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