• Published

  July 18, 2022

  Judge approves class-action status for Maine indigent legal services lawsuit

  The ruling means the ACLU suit against the state will have more than 5,800 defendants instead of just 5.

• Published

  June 6, 2022

  Judge rules that lawsuit against state indigent legal services can proceed

  The lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Maine states that the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services is not upholding its duties under the U.S. Constitution to provide adequate defense counsel to all Maine residents.

• Published

  April 19, 2022

  Pleas for help for legal services for low-income Mainers appear to be gaining little traction in the Legislature

  None of the legislative proposals introduced this year to improve the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services made it into a supplemental budget passed by the Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee last week.

• Published

  March 6, 2022
  

  ‘How much of this am I supposed to take?’: Low morale and pay are driving attorneys from indigent legal services

  About 150 attorneys have stopped taking court appointments since December 2020.

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