Maine Supreme Judicial Court

Lipez is a former assistant U.S. attorney for Maine. President Biden nominated her last year to the federal Court of Appeals, but the confirmation never materialized.

The Roman Catholic Bishop of Maine challenged the law after it was sued by dozens of adults who claimed they were abused by clergy members.

The state Supreme Court has proposed new rules for discipline proceedings for judges, but its not clear when the rules could go into effect and if they will impact Supreme Court Justice Catherine Connors discipline case.

The case stems from an appeal filed by a man who was issued a summons by a Portland city park ranger for walking his dog off-leash.

The state Supreme Court is considering whether Maine's stalking statute is affected by a Supreme Court ruling on a Colorado case.

The church argues that it cannot be named in lawsuits alleging sexual abuse that have expired under the statute of limitations that was lifted two years ago.

The ACLU argues that the state constitution requires warrantless arrests be reasonable.

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court heard arguments on Thursday about access to public records in a case involving the Maine County Commissioners' Association Self-funded Risk Pool. The Risk Pool covers legal settlements in lawsuits filed against county agencies.

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court has set a deadline of May 26 to receive briefs about whether the Legislature can still act on four ballot initiatives.

Maine's top judge told lawmakers on Thursday that a court backlog, increasingly complicated cases and a lack of defense attorneys is putting a huge strain on the judicial branch.