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Judge rejects settlement aimed at ensuring lawyers for low-income defendants

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A judge has rejected a second proposed settlement for improving Maine's system for providing attorneys for residents who cannot afford them, and she won't be waiting for a third try. Justice Michaela Murphy gave the ACLU of Maine until March 8 to file a new civil ...

Massachusetts man sues state for $1M after serving 27 years in prison

BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts man who spent nearly three decades in prison on a murder conviction that was thrown out by the courts is suing the state for $1 million, the maximum allowed by state law. James Lucien, 50, was serving a life sentence in connection with the 1994 fatal shooting ...

Bridgeport mayor wins do-over election in race marred by ballot irregularities

Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim won a do-over election Tuesday in Connecticut's most populous city, months after a judge threw out the results of the first one because of allegations of absentee ballot box stuffing during a Democratic primary. Ganim easily defeated fellow Democrat John Gomes, the ...