Courts and Crime

Hostage Standoff In Auburn Ends After Police Fatally Shoot Suspect

By • May 22, 2019

A hostage standoff in Auburn Tuesday ended when a member of the Maine State Police tactical team shot and killed the man involved, 29-year-old Steven Case.

District Attorney In Maine Admonished For Meeting With Judge

By • May 22, 2019

A Maine district attorney has been admonished for meeting with a judge about a case without the defendant's attorney present.

Advocates Support Bill That Would Rewrite Key Parts Of Maine’s Juvenile Justice Laws

By • May 20, 2019
Susan Sharon / Maine Public - File

Juvenile justice advocates say kids in Maine are serving longer sentences in prison for petty, non-violent offenses than adults who commit misdemeanors do. And they say the time kids spend in detention comes at a high financial cost and result in poor and even traumatic outcomes.

Man Charged In Alaska Cold Case Drops Extradition Fight

By • May 16, 2019
Androscoggin County Sheriff's Department

AUBURN, Maine - A Maine man is no longer fighting extradition to Alaska to face charges that he raped and killed a woman there more than 25 years ago.

Lawyer For Father Of Missing Girl Says Dad Not At Fault

By • May 16, 2019

PORTLAND, Maine - A lawyer for the father of a missing Maine toddler who couldn't be located to be served a lawsuit says the man is living and working in California.

Federal Judge From Maine Appointed To FISA Court

By • May 16, 2019

A federal judge in Maine has been appointed to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court in Washington, D.C.

Maine's High Court To Hear Appeal In 10-Year-Long Fight Over Access To Southern Maine Beach

By • May 14, 2019

A ten-year-long fight over access to Goose Rocks Beach in Kennebunkport returns to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court Wednesday.

Judge: Kraft's Prosecutors Cannot Use Massage Parlor Video

By • May 14, 2019

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - A Florida judge has blocked prosecutors from using video that allegedly shows New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft engaging in paid sex at a massage parlor.

Judge: Teen Should Be Tried As Adult For Killing Grandmother

By • May 13, 2019

WEST BATH, Maine - A judge has ruled that a Maine teenager accused of killing his grandmother last year will be tried as an adult.

Supreme Court To Hear Appeal On Kennebunkport Beach Dispute

By • May 13, 2019

AUGUSTA, Maine - The Maine Supreme Court is wading into a long-running beach dispute in Kennebunkport.

Court Could Rule On Pet Visitation After Owners' Break-up

By • May 13, 2019

PORTLAND, Maine - A Maine woman is calling for the state's highest court to give domestic partners custody rights to pets after a relationship fizzles.

Maine’s Top Court Wades Into Kennebunkport Beach Dispute

By • May 12, 2019
Tom Porter / Flickr

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court is wading into a long-running beach dispute in Kennebunkport.

Demonstrators Arrested At Bath Iron Works Won't Be Prosecuted

By • May 11, 2019
David Sharp / AP Photo

The Sagadahoc County District Attorney has decided not to prosecute 25 protesters arrested for blocking the road outside Bath Iron Works last month.

Lisbon School Superintendent Addresses Safety Concerns In Wake Of Alleged Sexual Assault

By • May 9, 2019

School officials in Lisbon say they’re working to help students feel safe in the wake of an alleged sexual assault on school grounds.

Maine District Attorney Faces Disciplinary Hearing

By • May 9, 2019

AUGUSTA, Maine - A Maine district attorney is facing a disciplinary hearing over an allegation she discussed a child sexual assault case with a judge without defense counsel present.

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