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John Doe cases are challenge to registry Sex offenders from years past file lawsuit to prevent public disclosure of their names

9/7/2008 12:36:13 AM

Source: Morning Sentinel

Maine candidate turned down at Supreme Court

8/20/2008 8:25:13 PM

Source: Boston Globe

Latest Articles

They call me Mr. Lucky

Politics and other mistakes
Nominations are now open for the 2008 award for most politically inept person in Maine.
By AL DIAMON | July 16, 2008

Man of mischief

Politics and other mistakes
Let’s see if I can fill a whole column by making jokes about violent sex offenders.
By AL DIAMON | July 02, 2008

The 11th Annual Muzzle Awards

Silencing free speech
Freedom of expression may be guaranteed by the Constitution. But it’s an idea we have to fight for every day.
By DAN KENNEDY | July 05, 2008

Shields up

Press releases
Reporters around the state should mark two dates on their calendars.
By JEFF INGLIS | May 07, 2008

Gov’t secrecy is fine with Maine’s attorney general

Freedom watch
Democratic Attorney General Steven Rowe, is refusing to defend the state’s Freedom of Access Act.
By JEFF INGLIS | October 10, 2007

Mentally ill inmate gets care, despite state's objections

Prison watch
The guards “tortured me there,” he said, adding that he got “zero” mental-health treatment in prison.
By LANCE TAPLEY | August 08, 2007

The 10th Annual Muzzle Awards

Silencing free speech
Mitt Romney will say or do anything if he thinks it will help him become president.
By DAN KENNEDY | July 10, 2007

Waves of activism

The three federal consent decrees were a product of Maine’s previous wave of prisoner-rights activism — more than 35 years ago.
By LANCE TAPLEY | June 27, 2007

Bad history

Politics and other mistakes
It’s not as if Democratic state senator John Martin of Eagle Lake doesn’t have any positive qualities.
By AL DIAMON | February 21, 2007

Turnpike executives cruise past the state’s ethics rules
On June 20, the Maine Turnpike Authority’s five top executives and four of their consultants had one of their “management dinners,” which the authority has held every month or so for eight years.
By LANCE TAPLEY | August 03, 2006

Augusta vs. Constitution

Redress of grievances
The Maine Civil Liberties Union has stepped in on behalf of capital-city citizens in a court battle against the Augusta City Council concerning First Amendment rights of citizens to petition the government.
By KIRSTEN TERRY | July 26, 2006

The restoration of chaos and order

Politics and other mistakes
The inmates have taken over the asylum. Go, inmates.
By AL DIAMON | May 24, 2006

Election watch

No incumbent, no Green
The incumbent will not be running for the Maine Senate District 9 seat in November, as 2004 winner Michael Brennan is bowing out two years ahead of his term-limit requirement.
By ERIK EISELE | May 10, 2006

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