The high number of clients awaiting lawyers has hardly budged, despite a huge investment by the state in a brand-new public ...

There is an ongoing legal and budget battle over the rights of people charged with crimes in Maine who can't afford a lawyer.

Gov. Janet Mills made history in 2022 when she signed a bill authorizing the state to hire its first set of public defenders. Mills said in a speech Tuesday that she has helped quadruple the state's ...

Maine Gov. Janet Mills used her annual State of the Budget speech Tuesday night to call on lawmakers from both parties to resist the urge to score political points during what promises to be ...

A federal judge has blocked a Maine law requiring a three-day waiting period to buy a firearm in response to a legal ...

Janet Mills made history in 2022 when she signed ... former prosecutors and civil attorneys can more easily take court-appointed cases, even if they’ve never practiced criminal defense.

Rather than playing the blame game, the state's criminal defense lawyers' association needs to start actively recruiting more ...

Democrats’ response this week to President Donald Trump’s attempt to freeze all federal grants and loans already approved by ...

Supporters argue the law passed last year will help avoid suicides by preventing impulsive gun purchases. But opponents see ...

WASHINGTON – Since President Donald Trump returned to office, GOP Sen. Susan Collins has voted against confirming Defense ...

Janet Mills signed a bill into law enabling ... a big part of the problem is the number and types of cases prosecutors are sending to court. “The state faces no consequences for continuing ...