Por: Portland Press Herald 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 up to constitutional standards in this critical area. However, there is a lot more that needs to be done. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Peter L. Murray is a lawyer who lives in... + full article
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 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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Portland Press Herald USA Nation January 03, 2023
Maine saw a court system in crisis in 2022. Record-low participation by lawyers in the state’s public defense system, a class action lawsuit, and a public reckoning about county jails recording confidential attorney-client phone calls were among the top concerns. State... + más
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Associated Press USA Health November 25, 2022
MACON, Ga. (AP) — A Macon hospital authority wants its local government to start sharing local property tax collections to help pay for indigent care.The Macon-Bibb County Hospital Authority discussed its plans earlier this month, .The authority oversees Atrium Health... + más
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Portland Press Herald USA Opinion October 14, 2022
Last month that the state’s system for providing constitutionally mandated legal services to low-income Mainers, for years on the edge of emergency, had crossed over into crisis and needed immediate help. Three weeks later and help is no closer for the Maine Commission on... + más
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Portland Press Herald USA Nation October 08, 2022
State officials and lawyers with the ACLU of Maine will start discussing next week a potential settlement to a lawsuit that alleges Maine provides ineffective legal services to low-income people who need a lawyer at the state’s expense. Four settlement meetings between the... + más
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Portland Press Herald USA Opinion September 24, 2022
To the surprise of absolutely no one, Maine’s system for indigent legal services is in crisis, without enough lawyers to cover cases, or money to attract more. People wait outside the Biddeford District Court to make their initial court appearances. Earlier this year,... + más
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