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Nov. 27—The state commission responsible for overseeing criminal defense attorneys who take court-appointed clients has voted to support a new settlement with a Maine civil rights group. The Maine ...

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"On some level, Fenstermaker clearly cared for his clients and thought that what he was doing was advancing their cause," Justice Thomas R. McKeon said in a sanctions order. "That is why the court ...

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After years of litigation, a March ruling set the stage for criminal defendants in Maine to get released from jail or have their charges dismissed because the state had failed to provide them with ...

Three recent examples show how cases can languish or prompt sanctions when prosecutors fail to to turn over discovery.

A defense lawyer in Maine who once represented detainees at the Guantanamo Bay military prison could lose his license after criminal charges. Scott Fenstermaker was charged with trespassing, assault, ...