By Visiting Associate Professor Jeff Thaler* The University of Maine School of Law has been asked to be part of an innovative national research project examining the knowledge and skills that new lawyers need to serve their clients and employers … continue reading
By Charles H. Norchi, Benjamin Thompson Professor of Law In Doha, Qatar, the government of the United States and a non-State, representatives of the Taliban, are negotiating the future of a State that is not present – Afghanistan. Meanwhile a … continue reading
By Visiting Associate Professor Jeff Thaler This is a tale of how a law professor can – while sitting in an office in Portland, Maine – become part of two tremendously important cases about to be argued before the U.S. … continue reading
By Professor Lois Lupica While Mainers have been braving winter storms, I have been experiencing my second summer this academic year in Australia. As a Fulbright Senior Scholar, hosted by the University of Melbourne Law School (known as “Uni Melbourne” … continue reading
By Associate Professor Thea Johnson Legal procedurals have always been a staple of primetime TV. Viewers love the thrill of the trial, one of the most dramatic features of our justice system. It makes sense then that legal dramas generally … continue reading
Despite our impatience, we must give him and his team a wide berth. By Professor Peter Pitegoff Originally published in the Portland Press Herald “What’s taking him so long?” We hear this question again and again, as Robert Mueller methodically … continue reading