Posted inPolice and Courts, State State police ‘not a person,’ can’t be sued in police brutality case, AG argues by Josh Keefe, The Maine MonitorJanuary 12, 2026January 12, 2026 The state is responding to a lawsuit filed after a trooper repeatedly punched a handcuffed man in the face.
Posted inPolice and Courts, State District attorney drops drug trafficking case after violating discovery rules by Josh Keefe, The Maine MonitorDecember 15, 2025December 16, 2025
Posted inPolice and Courts, State Judge rebukes slow district attorney’s office as prosecutors across Maine buckle under high caseloads by Josh Keefe, The Maine MonitorNovember 10, 2025November 10, 2025
Posted inMaine Focus, Police and Courts, Top Stories Lawyer calls for criminal investigation into troopers who beat a man in handcuffs by Josh Keefe, The Maine MonitorSeptember 30, 2025September 30, 2025
Posted inMaine Focus, Police and Courts, Top Stories A trooper repeatedly punched a handcuffed man in the face. The Maine State Police promoted him. by Josh Keefe, The Maine MonitorSeptember 17, 2025September 17, 2025
Posted inMaine Focus, Police and Courts Maine police described a combative suspect trying to escape. Video shows otherwise. by Josh Keefe, The Maine MonitorSeptember 17, 2025September 17, 2025
Posted inMaine Focus, Police and Courts Watch the footage of Justin Savage’s arrest and read how police described it by Josh Keefe, The Maine MonitorSeptember 17, 2025September 17, 2025
Posted inAroostook, Police and Courts A woman hit her son in a grocery store parking lot. She says it was a spanking. The state says it was child abuse. by Josh Keefe, The Maine MonitorJune 23, 2025June 23, 2025
Posted inHealth, State New federal data show Maine’s foster care population grew at the fastest rate in the nation by Josh Keefe, The Maine MonitorJune 16, 2025June 18, 2025
Posted inState Maine lawmakers, judicial branch clash over disciplining judges by Josh Keefe, The Maine MonitorMay 25, 2025June 18, 2025
Posted inNews, Politics, State, Top Stories Maine lawmakers grapple with what constitutes child neglect by Josh Keefe, The Maine MonitorMay 5, 2025May 5, 2025
Posted inPolice and Courts, State An ethics inquiry puts the Maine supreme court in uncharted territory by Josh Keefe, The Maine MonitorNovember 4, 2024November 4, 2024
Posted inPolice and Courts, State Most Maine adults placed in guardianships don’t have lawyers by Josh Keefe, The Maine MonitorOctober 21, 2024October 21, 2024
Posted inElections, Politics, State A quarter of Maine House races have only 1 major-party candidate by Josh Keefe, The Maine MonitorOctober 7, 2024October 7, 2024
Posted inPolitics, State Maine’s watchdog agency spent years investigating 4 child deaths. Here are the takeaways. by Josh Keefe, The Maine MonitorSeptember 22, 2024September 23, 2024
Posted inHancock, Housing, Top Stories How 7 wealthy summer residents halted workforce housing on MDI by Josh Keefe, The Maine MonitorSeptember 15, 2024September 16, 2024
Posted inPolice and Courts, State Public defender offices are opening across Maine. The next step: staffing them. by Josh Keefe, The Maine MonitorAugust 19, 2024August 19, 2024
Posted inPolice and Courts, State Maine’s supreme court asked large law firms for help with public defender crisis. They didn’t. by Josh Keefe, The Maine MonitorJuly 29, 2024July 29, 2024
Posted inPolice and Courts, State Maine judges are deciding when the lack of an attorney becomes a constitutional violation by Josh Keefe, The Maine MonitorJuly 8, 2024July 8, 2024
Posted inPolice and Courts, State 6 months in, Maine’s 1st public defenders’ office talks strategy by Josh Keefe, The Maine MonitorJune 17, 2024June 17, 2024