In Young v. Aetna Life Insurance Company, No. 24-CV-4611 (PJS/DTS), 2026 WL 2874085 (D. Minn. Sept. 24, 2026), U.S. District Judge Patrick J. Schiltz granted summary judgment to Aetna and upheld the termination of long-term disability benefits under an
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Injunction Pending Appeal Denied in Challenge to Maine’s Vaccination Requirement for School Children
As previously reported, earlier this month a Maine federal district court rejected free exercise and Establishment Clause challenges to Maine’s compulsory vaccination law for school children (20-A M.R.S. § 6355). The next day, plaintiffs filed a motion asking
Maine’s crime rate keeps falling as the system sucks wind.
Maine’s crime rate keeps falling as the system sucks wind.
Posted by Ed Folsom, September 19, 2026.
What’s going on with criminal case numbers here in Maine lately? I haven’t checked in on things for well over a year. Are
Publisher's Platform: This FDA official got it right
I have spent more than 30 years representing people sickened by contaminated food. I do not often read a speech by an FDA official and find myself agreeing with nearly every line. This week I did.Dr. Donna Garren, director of
FDA’s Donna Garren Says Never Let a Good Crisis Go to Waste. After This Cyclospora Summer She Is Right, and If We Do Not Act, Shame on Us.
I have spent more than 30 years representing people sickened by contaminated food. I do not often read a speech by an FDA official and find myself agreeing with nearly every line. This week I did.
Dr. Donna Garren, director
Land Back at the Doorstep: Mi’kmaq Nation Connects Housing to Homelands
The acquired land is adjacent to tribal housing. Credit: Photo posted by Native News Online
Land return can transform a community without involving thousands of acres. The Mi’kmaq Nation has acquired Pugweliget, 83 wooded acres adjoining Tribal housing and community space in
Maine’s Compulsory School Vaccination Law Upheld
In We the Patriots USA, Inc. v. Makin, (D ME, Sept. 8, 2026), a Maine federal district court rejected free exercise and Establishment Clause challenges to Maine’s compulsory vaccination law for school children. Plaintiff contended that Maine’s removal of
This Week Goes to the Dogs
I hope everyone had a great Labor Day weekend. Baseball season is winding down and if you have teams in the hunt, good luck. I actually have three teams in the hunt: Atlanta Braves; Chicago Cubs; and the Chicago White
Maine Supreme Court Upholds Ending Mother’s Sharing in Control of Daughter’s Religious Upbringing
In Bickford v. Bradeen, (ME Sup. Ct., Sept. 1, 2026), the Maine Supreme Court upheld a trial court’s decision to modify an order originally issued in 2013 that gave the separated parents of an infant daughter shared parental rights on
Boston company recalls more than 12 tons of buffalo chicken products because of lack of inspection
Shanghai Ravioli Corporation of Boston, MA, is recalling 24,900 pounds of frozen, not ready-to-eat (NRTE) buffalo chicken products that were produced without the benefit of inspection, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.The frozen NRTE Buffalo chicken