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Maine attorney general sues big oil companies over climate change

JURIST

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

JURIST

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

JURIST

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

JURIST

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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Supreme Court of Maine Finds Statement Made 20 Minutes After Aggravated Domestic Assault Qualified as an Excited Utterance

EvidenceProf Blog

Similar to its federal counterpart, Maine Rule of Evidence 803(2) provides an exception to the rule against hearsay for "[a] statement relating to a startling event or condition, made while the declarant was under the stress of excitement that it.

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Recommendation of public reprimand for Justice Connors of the Maine Supreme Court

HowAppealing

Recommendation of public reprimand for Justice Connors of the Maine Supreme Court: The Committee on Judicial Conduct to the Supreme Judicial Court of Maine recently issued this amended report. Additional information regarding this matter can be accessed via this link.

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“Retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to hear Maine cases in return to appeals court”

HowAppealing

“Retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to hear Maine cases in return to appeals court”: Nicole Ogrysko of Maine Public Radio has this report.

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