February 19, 2026
- Chief Justice Stanfill Gives Annual State of the Judiciary Report
- Lawmakers Consider Civil Rights Protections for Erroneously Detained Immigrants
- Supreme Judicial Court Invites Briefs on Ranked-Choice Election Question
- In Memoriam: Anthony Irace, Esq.
- News of Lawyers
- State Court Summaries
- Federal Court Line-up
- Maine Lawyers for the Rule of Law Letter to Maine’s Congressional Senators and Representatives
- Maine Lawyers for the Rule of Law announcedt its monthly cable TV show to highlight specific incidents where the rule of law is under attack. Host, former State Senator Roger Katz, will discuss with a panel of experts specific cases where the current Administration has failed to comply with the law. The first show (February 16) focused on ICE and its abusive tactics to intimidate immigrants. The second show in March will focus on the Administration’s unlawful attempt to withhold from Maine federal funding of school lunches in retaliation for the Governor standing up for Maine’s law on transgender athletes. After the airing, each show can be viewed on YouTube. See www.maineruleoflaw.org for more information.
- eFiling Coming to York County in March The second implementation of Maine eCourts and electronic filing is on track to go live on March 30, 2026 (includes all pending civil and criminal cases for Judicial Region 1: York County States courts located in Biddeford). This follows Region 4 courts (Augusta, Waterville, and Skowhegan) going live on February 2, 2026.
- The Judicial Branch held its first webinar to discuss Region 1 implementation on January 20, 2026. The webinar was recorded and will be made available on the Judicial Branch website. For more information about Maine eCourts visit: https://www.courts.maine.gov/ecourts/index.html.
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