A lawsuit challenging Maine’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers was revived on May 25 by a federal appeals court. U.S. District Judge Jon Levy, an Obama appointee, wrongly tossed the case when he ruled in 2022 that the mandate is “rationally based,” judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit…
Health Care Workers Win Revival of Lawsuit Against Maine COVID Vaccine Mandate
Federal Appeals Court Rules on Maine COVID Vaccine Mandate
May 26, 2023
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A recent court ruling on Maine’s COVID vaccine mandate for healthcare workers is seen by some vaccine choice advocates as the latest sign that medical freedom is becoming a sanctified constitutional right in America. In a 3-0 ruling, the First Circuit Court of Appeals ruled (pdf) on Wednesday that Maine District Judge John Levy erred…
Maine to Consider Bills Allowing Firearms at Schools and Lawsuits Against Gun Makers
May 24, 2023
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Maine legislative committees are scheduled to consider bills LD 1557, to allow concealed weapons on school property, and LD 1696, which would allow lawsuits against the gun industry from persons harmed by “abnormally dangerous” firearms. While he supports one bill but not the other, John Merrill, president of the Pine Tree State Rifle and Pistol…
‘Gender Expression’ May Become a Protected Right in Maine Constitution
May 16, 2023
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The recent shifting of majorities in the Maine Legislature from the GOP to the Democrats has encouraged Democrat lawmakers to try to protect the rights of transgender people by enshrining “gender expression” in the state Constitution. Gender expression is the way a person shows their gender identity by means of dress, appearance, and behavior. Though…
Democrats Want to Make Maine a Sanctuary State for Transporters of Out-of-State ‘Trans’ Children
A former transgender warns that Maine could become the capital of child sex trafficking under a bill seeking to make the state into a sanctuary for minors to undergo sex-change procedures in states where the procedures are outlawed. “There is so much far-left money in this state that I believe this will literally open the…
Tornadoes in Virginia and Florida, Flooding in Other States
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.—Officials in Virginia, Maine, and Florida are assessing damage Monday from major storms over the weekend, including some that caused power outages and wrecked homes. The City of Virginia Beach declared a state of emergency after a tornado moved through the area and damaged over 100 buildings, downed trees and caused gas leaks….
Battle Over Late-Term Abortion, Pregnancy Counseling, Divides Maine
The viability of a baby to survive outside the womb will no longer be a legal limitation on abortion, if Maine Democrats get their way. The new legal standard will be the “professional judgment of a physician.” That is the language of a bill, LD 1619, currently before the Judiciary Committee of the Maine State…
IN-DEPTH: Maine Democrats Push to Remove Abortion Limits—Christians Say Their Pro-Life Advice Is Being Criminalized
The viability of a baby to survive outside the womb will no longer be a legal limitation on abortion, if Maine Democrats get their way. The new legal standard will be the “professional judgment of a physician.” That is the language of a bill, LD 1619, currently before the Judiciary Committee of the Maine State…
Court Documents Describe Grisly Discovery in Maine Shootings
WEST BATH, Maine—A sister who discovered a crime scene in which four people were shot to death arrived to broken glass, bullet holes, blood and guns strewn about the home, and the suspect was later arrested at the scene of a highway shooting with what appeared to be blood on him, according to state police….
Police: Maine Man Killed Parents Before Firing on Motorists
BOWDOIN, Maine—A man confessed to killing four people, including his parents, and then firing on motorists on a busy interstate highway, just days after being released from prison, police said Wednesday. Mike Sauschuck, commissioner of the Maine Department of Public Safety, called the shootings of four people at a home in Bowdoin and then three…
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