SOUTH PORTLAND – The Maine Supreme Judicial Court today ruled that a City of South Portland policy prohibiting all city employees from running for or serving in city elected office violated the rights of two city employees.
AUGUSTA – The Maine Legislature today passed LD 1515, a Governor’s bill that proposes to expand the mental health unit at the Maine State Prison to hold some patients formerly housed at Riverview Psychiatric Center. The House and Senate passed the bill for engrossment and it now goes back to both
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AUGUSTA – Governor LePage issued an executive order directing the Commissioner of Public Safety to issue a policy governing law enforcement’s use and operation of drones.
PORTLAND – Pine Tree Legal Assistance and the ACLU of Maine filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court on Friday challenging the constitutionality of actions undertaken by the Westbrook Police Department.
A new law requiring warrants for cell phone tracking was enacted today after the Maine Legislature voted to override a governor’s veto of LD 415, "An Act to Require a Warrant to Obtain the Location Information of a Cell Phone or Other Electronic Device." The bill was sponsored by Sen.