Rather than assuming that anyone called to testify against a defendant in open court can do so truthfully and ...
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The promise of the Sixth Amendment, foundational in our democracy, is that no matter who you are — how poor or unpopular, no matter your politics or your personal history — you deserve a skilled, ...
In a landmark ruling last Friday, the Kennebec County Superior Court decided in favor of the ACLU of Maine and our clients, ordering the state to uphold the people’s Sixth Amendment right to counsel ...
Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. JEFFERSON CITY — The first time I met David Thompson, he told me about his court anxiety. It was fall of 2022, ...
The Supreme Court will begin its 2025-26 term on Monday with the justices hearing a case over whether blocking a lawyer from speaking with his client about that client’s testimony during overnight ...