Por: Portland Press Herald Nation November 02, 2023
Justice Wayne Douglas of the Supreme Judicial Court listens to arguments Thursday about whether to allow a petition calling on the state to identify and release anyone in jail who’s entitled to an attorney. He scheduled a hearing for Nov. 14 to consider whether three Aroostook County men who don’t have court-appointed attorneys are being held illegally. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer A justice on Maine’s Supreme Judicial Court ruled... + full article
Portland Press Herald USA Nation September 15, 2023
Advisors on civil rights in Maine are recommending the U.S. Department of Justice investigate how the state provides lawyers to poor defendants and are urging the state Legislature and Gov. Janet Mills to “provide adequate funding” for indigent defense services. Maine’s... + más
Commentary: Bedrock constitutional principles trampled by Maine’s indigent defense crisis | Portland Press Herald
Director of indigent legal services in Maine resigning | Portland Press Herald
Portland Press Herald USA Nation August 26, 2023
The chief justice of Maine’s Supreme Judicial Court is personally appealing to the managing partners at the state’s largest law firms to help recruit more attorneys willing to defend clients who cannot afford a lawyer. Maine Chief Justice Valerie Stanfill Robert F.... + más
Civil rights board seeks Department of Justice investigation of Maine indigent defense services | Portland Press Herald
Portland Press Herald USA Nation February 28, 2023
More private attorneys have stepped up to represent indigent clients since Maine lawmakers voted this month to nearly double the hourly pay they will receive over the next four months. But advocates for the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services, the independent... + más
Portland Press Herald USA Nation February 22, 2023
The executive director of Maine’s Indigent legal defense program has announced he is leaving the agency by the end of June. In Tuesday’s email titled “Changing of the Guard,” Justin W. Andrus tells other lawyers working for the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services... + más
Maine Voices: Increased state funding for indigent defense is a starting point | Portland Press Herald
Portland Press Herald USA Nation January 25, 2023
Maine’s new lead public defender resigned less than two months after taking the job of representing poor Mainers in rural parts of the state. The surprise announcement Wednesday came as the number of private attorneys willing to take on these cases has plummeted in recent... + más
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Portland Press Herald USA Opinion January 21, 2023
Maine’s proposed 2023 state budget, as announced last week by Gov. Mills, includes additional funding to increase hourly rates and to represent indigent criminal defendants in Maine’s courts. This is good news and a good first step toward bringing our criminal justice system... + más
Maine’s new lead public defender resigns | Portland Press Herald
Portland Press Herald USA Opinion January 13, 2023
In order to ensure fairness and justice in our criminal legal system, Maine needs a well-funded indigent defense system. Maine has yet to fulfill its constitutional obligation to provide and ensure effective representation for indigent criminal defendants. Simply put,... + más
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