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Happt to be quoted on this important piece on failing to disclose constitutionally required discovery. @NACDL @MaineMACDL Maine AG’s office disagrees with judge’s criticism on late disclosures, but promises changes pressherald.com/?p=7200817

Fun fact: service dogs are still allowed (of course) and the Judicial Branch opposed this bill even harder than @MaineMACDL did.

"Defense counsel & [our] clients need a lifeline, & we need it now. We implore our leaders to finally fulfill Maine’s obligations under the Constitution & fully fund indigent defense to ensure that the rights of all people are preserved & protected." pressherald.com/2023/01/13/com…

Grateful to @RosasLaw, @timzerillo, and all our speakers today, winding up our CLE offerings for 2022 with wonderful presentations on drug stops, harassment & discrimination, OUI lab/testing issues, and treatment court opportunities. MACDL 2022, OUT!

Beautiful morning in Maine to have the excellent Larry Pozner teach us about the art of cross examination!

Today’s Supreme Court decision opens up an entire new field of criminal prosecutions. As a leader in the fight against overcriminalization and mass incarceration, learn what NACDL is doing in response: nacdl.org/protecthealth buff.ly/39XwUzc

For Mothers’ Day: Sending love to all the mamas in jail & prison. Sending strength & health to all the pregnant people in jail & prison. The way we treat mothers & parents & their children in our criminal legal system is appallingly callous and cruel. prisonpolicy.org/blog/2022/05/0…

Our Executive Director will be on @mainecalling today at 11 a.m. to discuss indigent defense in Maine—highlighting the challenges of our clients and the attorneys who work so hard to represent them. Tune in!

I am so excited! Thank you to @MaineMACDL and all the other scholarship sponsors ( including @NACDL ) for investing in the training of excellent defense attorneys.

Happy Gideon's Day! Thank you to the hundreds of Maine attorneys who devote their professional lives to fighting for the rights of the accused--you make the Constitution come alive! (Despite the lack of adequate funding, systemic support, basic respect, etc.) #FundPublicDefense

Written by Amber and me o/b/o @MaineMACDL, focuses on judicial hand-tying that has legalized racial profiling by law enforcement--and how to wrest some of our liberties back. Also highlights importance of @Rep_Morales 's upcoming bill: LD 1479. pressherald.com/2022/02/11/mai…

Registration for MACDL's 2021 Fall Zoom CLE Series is now open! The series runs on Friday noons from Sept. 17-Nov. 19 with a special focus on representing clients with serious mental illness. Register today for the series or for individual sessions: mainemacdl.org/page-18065

In Somerset, England, there's a new tourist attraction called 'The Golden Retriever Experience' that involves you basically playing with the pack of goldens. They also have a campsite if a one day visit with the fluffers isn't enough and you need a longer fix.

@DavidCMorse Thank you for having these conversations with your son!

My 4 y/o asked: “Are all people who go to jail bad people?” I explained that, no, I don’t think most of them are bad people. He was very confused. Understandably.

Every time you hear about a new proposed law criminalizing something & wonder how to feel about it, know this: A) Theres likely already another law to punish the behavior instead of help & B) it will near-always be enforced against Black people. Oppose it w/ everything youve got.

@JamesxMyall Our understanding is that even incarcerated people who meet the age criteria currently have not been vaccinated. I would be astonished at amazed if that was incorrect.

Without appropriate & sustained funding, MCILS will never fulfill #Maine’s constitutional obligations. Our clients & attys deserve so much better. @GovJanetMills @MaineHouseDems @mainesenatedems @MaineHouseGOP @MaineSenateGOP @6thAMD @MaineMACDL pressherald.com/2021/03/01/imp…

Deferred dispos are not being used enough to resolve cases in creative ways. Pros districts (ahem, District V) should start using deferreds to further justice & move their dockets (they have 100% more cases this year than last year, highest in the State!). bangordailynews.com/2021/02/23/new…

"Zoom cannot compare to an in-person hearing, and we look forward to arguing our client’s position in front of the state’s highest court.” commonwealthmagazine.org/criminal-justi… by @shiraschoenberg for @CommonWealthMag