Superior Court

A view of the Union River and its confluence with Branch Lake Stream on April 17, 2019.

Environment and Outdoors

Court backs state in denial of Union River dams certificate

Kaitlyn Budion

A superior court judge has affirmed the state's decision to deny a water quality certificate for two Union River dams.

In this Wednesday, May 31, 2017, file photo, a court-appointed "lawyer of the day" explains a legal implication to a person charged with a crime at Cumberland County Superior Court in Portland, Maine.

Courts and Crime

State and ACLU offer revised agreement to settle indigent case

Kevin Miller

A Superior Court judge rejected an earlier settlement aimed at ending a lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Maine, saying it didn't adequately address the "looming crisis." But the latest proposal seeks to address the judge's concerns.

Fatuma Hussein, the executive director of the Immigrant Resource Center of Maine, reacts to a judge's decision to vacate a manslaughter conviction for Mark Cardilli Jr. at the Maine Muslim Community Center on Aug. 25, 2023. Cardilli shot and killed 22-year-old Isahak Muse, a member of the Muslim community in Portland, in 2019.

News

Somali community expresses concern after judge vacates Cardilli Jr. manslaughter conviction

Ari Snider

Mark Cardilli Jr., who is white, had been serving 7.5 years in prison on a manslaughter conviction for the killing of Isahak Muse, who is Black, in 2019.

Courts and Crime

Judge vacates manslaughter conviction in high-profile Portland killing

Ari Snider

Mark Cardili Jr. had been serving a 7.5 year sentence for shooting Isahak Muse in 2019.