by Susan Cover | June 18, 2020 | Crime, Ethics, Indigent Defense, Transparency
In the most recent breach of attorney-client privilege in Maine, seven calls from an inmate at the Cumberland County Jail were given to the Buxton Police Department, and later the district attorney, as part of an ongoing investigation earlier this year, according to...
by Samantha Hogan | May 7, 2020 | Coronavirus, Ethics, Indigent Defense
Breach of attorney-client privilege in Somerset County sparks outrage in Maine legal community The coronavirus pandemic has stripped lawyers of the surest way to privately communicate with clients: face-to-face in a private room. Reliant on recorded phone lines and...
by Samantha Hogan | March 17, 2020 | Ethics, Health, Indigent Defense, Money, Politics, Transparency
The Capital Judicial Center in Augusta, along with Maine’s other courts, is suspending most proceedings through May 1 in an attempt to curb community exposure to COVID-19, the contagious respiratory illness caused by the coronavirus. Photo by Samantha Hogan. ...
by Samantha Hogan | February 27, 2020 | Ethics, Indigent Defense, Money, Politics, Transparency
Josh Tardy, chairman of the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services, pictured at a meeting of the legislature’s Judiciary Committee on January 8. Tardy said Tuesday that he misunderstood the timeframe for submitting proposed rules for the state’s...
by Samantha Hogan | January 9, 2020 | Ethics, Indigent Defense, Money, Politics, Transparency
Maine public defense under scrutiny: Five things to know A yearlong probe into the financial management of Maine’s public defense system is underway. Here are the key items that will be reviewed. Don’t Miss Maine’s Important StoriesSubscribe to Pine Tree Watch today!...
by Samantha Hogan | December 10, 2019 | Ethics, Indigent Defense, Money, Politics, Transparency
Lawmakers initiate probe into attorney billing By unanimous vote, Government Oversight opens investigation into the financial oversight of the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services Don’t Miss Maine’s Important StoriesSubscribe to Pine Tree Watch today!...
