
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…
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3.8-Magnitude Earthquake Felt in Boston and Maine
A light but rare 3.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of southern Maine on Monday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey, sending trembles as far south as Providence,…
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Maine DOL Adopts Finalized Paid Family and Medical Leave Rules
On December 4, 2024, the Maine Department of Labor (DOL) adopted finalized rules for the Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave Program (PFML). This rulemaking follows the Maine Legislature’s passage of the new…
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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. Included among the parties…
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In Maine Battleground, Democrat Golden Grasps to Win Over Trump Voters
On a recent Sunday morning, Representative Jared Golden sat perched atop a bar stool inside a small-town Maine brewery, greeting supporters who had gathered to watch the New England Patriots…
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Maine Secretary of State Targeted by ‘Swatting’ After Trump Ballot Decision
Maine’s secretary of state was the victim of a “swatting” call to her home, the authorities said, the latest politician to be targeted in recent weeks by people reporting fake…
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Maine top election official removes Trump from state’s 2024 ballot – JURIST
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows disqualified former US President Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 presidential primary ballot on Thursday, citing Section 3 of the US Constitution’s Fourteenth Amendment….
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Maine Finds Trump Ineligible for Primary Ballot, Joining Colorado
Maine will keep former President Donald J. Trump off its Republican primary ballot, Secretary of State Shenna Bellows said on Thursday, a week after Colorado’s top court disqualified Mr. Trump…
Read More »Maine Shooter’s Brain Tissue Sent to Massachusetts for CTE Testing
Tissue samples from the brain of Robert Card, the shooter who killed 18 people during an October rampage at a bowling alley and a restaurant in Maine, have been sent…
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Woman Said She Was Tired Of Caring For Partner, Grandma Before Killing Them: Cops
Tzara Jones allegedly told family members she was “tired” of caring for her romantic partner and 93-year-old grandmother. Source link
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Column: Red flag laws stop shootings. Maine could have learned from California
SACRAMENTO — The disturbed gunman who killed 18 people and wounded 13 others in Lewiston, Maine, probably could not have committed his mass shooting in California. That’s because our “red flag”…
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Maine shooting suspect Robert Card found dead Friday
LEWISTON, Maine — Lewiston mass shooting suspect Robert Card was found dead Friday, ending an epic manhunt that forced a swath of Maine to shelter in place. Officials said law enforcement…
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Maine Governor Forming Panel To Probe Lewiston Mass Shooting
Maine Gov. Janet Mills announced plans Wednesday to launch an independent commission of experts to investigate the Lewiston shootings, the months leading up to the Oct. 25 attacks and the…
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Biden to Visit Maine After Lewiston Mass Shooting
President Biden will travel to Maine on Friday to pay his respects to the 18 people killed and more than dozen wounded during a gunman’s rampage through a bar and…
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After Maine shootings, Lewiston community shaken but resilient
LEWISTON, Maine — In a small park along the mighty Androscoggin River, Leroy Walker Sr. stood in a neon yellow jacket at the base of a bell tower, his white hair…
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Police Were Told Maine Gunman Had Threatened to Carry Out Shooting Spree
The Army Reserve and a Maine sheriff’s department were aware of a reservist’s deteriorating mental health more than five months before he killed 18 people in Lewiston, Maine, according to…
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Maine Gunman Disclosed He Had Mental Health Issues, Gun Shop Owner Says
Nearly three months before Robert R. Card II fatally shot 18 people in Lewiston, Maine, a gun shop declined to let him complete his purchase of a firearm sound suppressor…
Read More »Maine Democrat Reverses Opposition to Assault Weapons Ban Following Mass Shooting
Following the mass shooting in Maine on Wednesday that left at least 18 people dead, Democratic Rep. Jared Golden has reversed his previous opposition to legislation largely backed by fellow…
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