JURIST
APRIL 18, 2024
The Maine legislature on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday approved several sweeping gun control measures, including increased waiting periods , background checks , expansion of court-ordered firearm forfeiture and a prohibition on selling firearms to those who aren’t legally permitted to own them.
JURIST
JUNE 27, 2023
Maine Governor Janet Mills signed a bill into law on Monday that partially decriminalizes prostitution in the state. ” Currently, Nevada is the only state that allows limited legal prostitution in the US. The post Maine governor signs bill partially decriminalizing prostitution appeared first on JURIST - News.
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JURIST
JUNE 26, 2023
On Saturday, over 100 individuals assembled in Portland, Maine, to show their solidarity with the rights of migrant workers. The objective of the campaign was to tackle labor and housing conditions on dairy farms, specifically those in Maine that supply milk to Hannaford’s store brand.
JURIST
OCTOBER 30, 2021
The Supreme Court denied a request Friday to block a Maine rule that requires health care workers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. On August 12, Maine health officials revised the list of diseases against which health care workers must be vaccinated, adding COVID-19 to the list.
JURIST
JULY 8, 2022
The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit Thursday ruled that the state of Maine cannot restrict who can gather signatures in ballot initiatives for state elections, in a voting case that turned to focus on freedom of political speech. The case, We the People PAC v.
JURIST
JULY 12, 2023
Maine Governor Janet Mills signed L.D. Employees can take leave to care for family members or to take care of individuals with which they have a “significant personal bond that is or is like a family relationship, regardless of biological or legal relationship.”
JURIST
MAY 21, 2024
The opinion, a response to inquiries by Antigua, Barbuda, Tuvalu, and the Commission of Small Island States on Climate Change ( COSIS ), asserts that nations are legally bound to curb emissions to safeguard the marine environment. ITLOS emphasized the imperative to limit global temperature rise to no more than 1.5
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