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Bangor Daily News: Senate elevates Superior Court judge, long time prosecutor to the bench

Posted: July 31, 2014

By Judy Harrison Read more here. AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Senate on Thursday unanimously confirmed the nominations of Superior Court Justice...

JUDICIARY COMMITTEE APPROVES HJELM, STOKES NOMINATIONS

Posted: July 24, 2014

AUGUSTA—In unanimous votes, the Judiciary Committee approved the nominations of the Honorable Jeffrey Hjelm of Camden to be a Maine Supreme Court...

Maine Senate initially approves patent troll bill

Posted: March 25, 2014

http://washingtonexaminer.com/maine-senate-initially-approves-patent-troll-bill/article/feed/2125300 AUGUSTA, Maine (Legal Newsline) — A bill that...

MEASURE TO CRACK DOWN ON “PATENT TROLLS” ADVANCES

Posted: March 24, 2014

Senate approves Senator Haskell’s bill to protect businesses from false patent claims  AUGUSTA---Today the Maine Senate unanimously gave initial...

JUDICIARY COMMITTEE REJECTS CONTROVERSIAL RELIGIOUS “FREEDOM” BILL

Posted: January 23, 2014

Opponents say bill provides legal cover for discrimination AUGUSTA – This afternoon, in a 8-4 vote, the Judiciary Committee voted against a...

LAWMAKERS REJECT ANTI-CHOICE BILLS

Posted: May 17, 2013

Bills would roll back women’s rights   AUGUSTA- This afternoon, the Judiciary Committee rejected three anti-choice bills that would have infringed...

COMMITTEE ENDORSES MEASURE ENSURING PUBLIC SAFETY AND PRIVACY

Posted: April 04, 2013

Bill receives bipartisan support AUGUSTA--This afternoon the Judiciary Committee passed a measure which balanced the needs of law enforcement with...

PPH: Maine's court-appointed lawyers face fiscal crunch

Posted: February 04, 2013

By Scott Dolan Read more here   The state's budget to pay for their constitutionally mandated work will run out in mid-April, long before the...

Posted: May 15, 2012

Maine Senate Rejects Controversial “Takings” Bill GOP-led measure would have opened flood gates for lawsuits and pit landowners against...

Senate effectively kills bill that sought to remove public access to governor’s ‘working papers’

Posted: April 17, 2012

AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Senate on Wednesday voted unanimously to postpone indefinitely a measure that sought to exempt from Maine’s Freedom of...