Sen. Susan Collins told reporters a couple of weeks ago that she does not regret her vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, even though he voted to endanger women in Maine and across America by overturning Roe v. Wade. Well, I do. And so do a lot of the women in my…
Two hundred fifty years ago, Americans rejected monarchy. They rejected the idea that power should rest in the hands of one person, one family, or a distant ruling class. Instead, they enshrined an American promise: legitimate power comes from the people. Our Constitution opens with three words: “We the People.” As the country marks its…
Last November, I found myself crouched on the tile floor of my bathroom. Its coolness grounded me, helped remind me I’m still breathing. On the counter above sat a pregnancy test with two pink lines — positive. I knew I would terminate the pregnancy, but despite my certainty, I was terrified, because we live in…
Maine Sen. Susan Collins, who has long claimed to support reproductive rights, voted against confirming a judge who has previously defended abortion rights, LGBTQ people and workers as a litigator. Nicole Berner, nominated by Pres. Joe Biden, was confirmed 50-47 on Tuesday to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. She will be…
There will come a time when history will look back on the Donald Trump era and we will all be judged in regard to the level of resistance we each put up in his march to become America’s first dictator. As seen in the rise of other modern day dictators Vladimir Putin, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan,…
Maine advocates are reaffirming that a widely-used abortion drug remains safe, legal and available after the U.S. Supreme Court announced Wednesday it will hear a lawsuit against the abortion pill mifepristone. It’s the biggest case on abortion rights since the court overturned Roe v. Wade last year. “Mifepristone is safe. Mifepristone is legal. And mifepristone…
A ballot campaign led by campaign-finance activist Lawrence Lessig to limit contributions to super PACs says it has collected enough signatures to qualify for the Maine ballot in 2024. Super PACs, or independent expenditure-only political action committees, differ from traditional PACs in that they give corporations the ability to make unlimited contributions. Created in 2010…
The conservative-majority US Supreme Court is hearing a case that could pose an existential threat to the leading consumer protections agency, potentially leaving thousands of Mainers vulnerable to unfair and abusive financial practices, including scams, junk fees and predatory lending. On Tuesday, the court began hearing oral arguments in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) v.…
Protesters are pushing back against a Republican legislative leader’s characterization of their occasional demonstrations outside the Northeast Harbor home of conservative operative Leonard Leo, who many see as the architect of the right-wing takeover of the U.S. Supreme Court which has overturned abortion rights and impeded environmental regulations, among other damaging decisions. As co-chair of…
The lawsuit over access to the abortion pill goes before the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans on Wednesday, the next step on a path that will likely end at the U.S. Supreme Court. The three-judge panel will decide whether to keep, overturn, or alter a ruling from U.S. District Court from the…