On Friday, the judge ordered the State Department to issue passports to six of seven transgender and nonbinary plaintiffs while their lawsuit plays out in court. Maine state law still allows for a person to select X as their gender marker or change their sex designation on state IDs like drivers licenses.

The Maine Supreme Court has suspended Hancock County Probate judge William Blaisdell IV, after he temporarily lost his license to practice law.

They say only about a third of the people who need it are getting help.

The legal advocacy group is seeking more information from local law enforcement agencies about how they work with ICE and Border Patrol.

In a 70-page order, U.S. District Judge John Woodcock granted Maine's request for an emergency temporary restraining order.

The suit argues that the Trump administration's sanctions against the International Criminal Court are preventing advocates from reporting human rights violations.

The bill passed with strong bipartisan support at a time when the state is under intense pressure to address a "constitutional crisis" within the indigent legal system. But Gov. Janet Mills — a former attorney general and prosecutor — has been skeptical that more money and positions is the answer.

The ruling means that the waiting period law will not be enforced while the court hears an appeal of a lawsuit filed by gun owners' rights groups.

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A Superior Court Justice today said she believes a state commission has made progress in solving chronic problems in its indigent legal defense system, but did not issue a finding in the court challenge brought by the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine.