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Maine attorney general sues big oil companies over climate change

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Maine’s attorney general filed a lawsuit Tuesday against multiple large oil companies alleging negligence, nuisance, unfair trade practices, failure to warn and trespass as parens patriae. The complaint maintains that the defendant companies breached their duty of care to Maine’s citizens.

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Maine federal judge grants temporary injunction on “waiting period” gun purchasing law

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A US federal judge in Maine granted a temporary injunction on Thursday to pause the implementation of a gun law that requires 72 hours to pass before the purchase of firearms can be completed. The Gun Owners of Maine celebrated the decision on Thursday, stating that it was “a great day for gun rights advocates.”

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US labor board orders Maine Chipotle to re-open, recognize union

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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Thursday issued a consolidated complaint and a notice of hearing against an Augusta, Maine, Chipotle. The order requires the Maine facility to re-open and re-hire the store’s former employees. It also stipulates that Chipotle must bargain in good faith with the union, Chipotle United.

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Maine dispatch: advocates for migrant workers on dairy farms rally for rights

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On Saturday, over 100 individuals assembled in Portland, Maine, to show their solidarity with the rights of migrant workers. The objective of the campaign was to tackle labor and housing conditions on dairy farms, specifically those in Maine that supply milk to Hannaford’s store brand.

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“Maine tourist town goes to court to keep out tourists; The First Circuit can’t seem to decide if sightseers have a constitutional right to travel to places where they’re unwanted”

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Maine tourist town goes to court to keep out tourists; The First Circuit cant seem to decide if sightseers have a constitutional right to travel to places where theyre unwanted”: Thomas F. Harrison of Courthouse News Service has this report.

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“Maine Supreme Judicial Court justice violated ethical code, committee says; A judicial conduct panel is recommending that Justice Catherine Connors, a former private attorney who represented banks, be sanctioned for not recusing herself from 2 cases that upended the state’s foreclosure process”

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Maine Supreme Judicial Court justice violated ethical code, committee says; A judicial conduct panel is recommending that Justice Catherine Connors, a former private attorney who represented banks, be sanctioned for not recusing herself from 2 cases that upended the state’s foreclosure process”: Hannah LaClaire of The Portland Press (..)

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Australia High Court rejects Commonwealth Parliament appeal in native title land compensation claim

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The High Court held that the Full Court was right in accepting the Gumatj Clan’s two main propositions. The High Court delivered its decision in the Commonwealth of Australia v Yunupingu (on behalf of the Gumatj Clan or Estate Group) & Ors.

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