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Differences Between State and Federal Drug Crimes in Maine

Any criminal charge for a drug-related offense is a serious matter in Maine,but how consequential the outcomes can get may depend on whether the charge is filed at the state or federal level. A drug crime conviction may lead to a permanent criminal record, in addition to a potential prison

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A federal law that could have significant repercussions on your privacy and your Fourth Amendment rights is in a tricky state of limbo in the U.S. Congress. The N.S.A. and Section 702 At issue are the National Security Agency’s (NSA) warrantless surveillance program and the so-called Section 702 law, both

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The Maine Supreme Court has made an important distinction regarding one of the most important parts of the state’ssexual crimeslaws:Indecent conductunder17-A M.R.S. §854(1)(B). What Happened in Maine v. Legassie In late 2013, 21-year-old Andrew Legassie sent sexually-explicit images over Facebook to a handful of girls, who were then between the

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While the Fourth Amendment prohibits searches or seizures that are “unreasonable,” first, there has to be a search or seizure. Unfortunately, when it comes to seizures, this is not always clear. Granted, there are a few hard and set rules, like: It’s a seizure when police use deadly force, It’s

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Many of our recent blog posts have dealt with when, exactly, you’ve been “seized” by police. While this issue is not always clear, in large part because there’s a huge spectrum of police detentions, there have been a small set of bright-line rules that have come up over the years:

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