LEWISTON — Michael Farris doesn’t mince words on the matter: The United States is on the road to tyranny and there are few options left to rein it in. The federal government is out of control, Farris said, spending with abandon, regulating us into oblivion and generally trampling the U.S. Constitution by knowingly misinterpreting the […]
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Maine Supreme Court OKs Grand Falls wind farm
GRAND FALLS TOWNSHIP — Maine’s highest court is upholding a state Board of Environmental Protection decision to give a developer the go-ahead to build a wind farm on Passadumkeag Ridge in Grand Falls Township. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court issued a ruling on Tuesday that affirmed the board’s decision. The nonprofit Passadumkeag Mountain Friends had […]
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Constitution Day observed Wednesday at UMF
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington will observe Constitution Day with a U.S. Supreme Court case review by Jim Melcher, UMF professor of political science and adviser for the UMF pre-law program. Free and open to the public, the eighth annual Constitution Day will be presented at 11:45 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17, in […]
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P.T. Sawyer: A matter of choices
I am writing to urge American women not to be apathetic in the face of threatened erosion of their reproductive rights, especially in light of the June 30 Supreme Court ruling on a case brought against Hobby Lobby. Please let me introduce myself: I am not an activist or even politically well informed. But I […]
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Supreme court strikes down protest-free zones around abortion clinics
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a 35-foot protest-free zone outside abortion clinics in Massachusetts. The justices were unanimous in ruling that extending a buffer zone 35 feet from clinic entrances violates the First Amendment rights of protesters. Chief Justice John Roberts said authorities have less intrusive ways to deal with problems […]
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Maine supreme court rejects appeal in raw milk case
PORTLAND (AP) — The state supreme court has rejected a Blue Hill farmer’s challenge of regulations requiring him to spend thousands of dollars to be licensed to sell raw milk at his farm stand. Farmer Dan Brown wanted to continue selling milk the way he had for years based on his understanding from state officials […]
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Supreme court supports prayer at public meetings
WASHINGTON — Prayers that open town council meetings do not violate the Constitution even if they routinely stress Christianity, a divided Supreme Court ruled Monday. The court said in 5-4 decision that the content of the prayers is not significant as long as they do not denigrate non-Christians or proselytize. The ruling by the court’s […]
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Supreme Court upholds EPA effort to limit air pollution drifting east
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday handed the Obama administration an important victory in its effort to reduce power plant pollution in more than two dozen Midwestern and Southern states, which blows downwind and leads to unhealthy air. The decision caps a decades-long effort by the Environmental Protection Agency to find a legally acceptable […]
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Supreme Court upholds Michigan’s ban on affirmative action
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has upheld Michigan’s ban on using race as a factor in college admissions. The justices said in a 6-2 ruling Tuesday that Michigan voters had the right to change their state constitution to prohibit public colleges and universities from taking account of race in admissions decisions. The justices said that […]
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R. Lagueux: Court ruling a great disservice
I would like to laud Don Prince of Turner for his letter (April 7) on the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision regarding campaign financing. However, that decision came as no surprise to me. It is yet another in a recent trend of rulings where average Americans find themselves with the cards stacked against them and […]