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Coverage dated February 28, 2022

ACLU of Maine sues state to encourage public defender system

Headline from News Center Maine

On Tuesday the ACLU of Maine filed a lawsuit against the state, arguing the current system doesn't effectively support indigent people

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  1. News Center Maine

    ACLU of Maine sues state to encourage public defender system (opens News Center Maine)

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    News Center Maine's feed description

    On Tuesday the ACLU of Maine filed a lawsuit against the state, arguing the current system doesn't effectively support indigent people

  2. Omaha World-Herald

    ACLU sues over inequities in Maine's public defender system (opens Omaha World-Herald)

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    Omaha World-Herald's feed description

    PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union of Maine sued the system that provides attorneys to those who can’t afford them on Tuesday, saying it fails to provide

  3. Portland Press Herald

    – ACLU of Maine files lawsuit against the state’s attorney system for poor defendants (opens Portland Press Herald)

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