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Advancements In The Maine Superior Court, Nancy Mills Jan 2002

Advancements In The Maine Superior Court, Nancy Mills

Maine Policy Review

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Improving Maine’S Justice System: A Significant Effort In Progress: Introduction, Andrew Ketterer Jan 2002

Improving Maine’S Justice System: A Significant Effort In Progress: Introduction, Andrew Ketterer

Maine Policy Review

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Court Re-Form: The Maine Way, Frank M. Coffin Jan 2002

Court Re-Form: The Maine Way, Frank M. Coffin

Maine Policy Review

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The Changing Face Of Justice In Maine’S Drug Courts, Jon D. Levy Jan 2002

The Changing Face Of Justice In Maine’S Drug Courts, Jon D. Levy

Maine Policy Review

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How Volunteers Saved Legal Aid In The 1990s, Calien Lewis Jan 2002

How Volunteers Saved Legal Aid In The 1990s, Calien Lewis

Maine Policy Review

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Maine’S Family Division—Lighting A Dark Stairway, John David Kennedy, Wendy Rau Jan 2002

Maine’S Family Division—Lighting A Dark Stairway, John David Kennedy, Wendy Rau

Maine Policy Review

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Gun Control: State Versus Federal Regulation Of Firearms, William S. Harwood Jan 2002

Gun Control: State Versus Federal Regulation Of Firearms, William S. Harwood

Maine Policy Review

William Harwood addresses the complex question of whether gun control should be regulated by the federal or state government, or by some combination of both. In a thorough look at the history of federal and Maine state gun control—and at the various ways the issue of gun violence can be framed—Harwood concludes that neither level of government has a clear mandate to regulate exclusively. Rather, he argues for a more cooperative federal-state approach that allows the federal government to apply uniform regulations when appropriate and the states to experiment with further regulations if so desired.


Why More Is Required To Address Maine’S Childhood Lead-Poisoning Problem, David Littell Jan 2002

Why More Is Required To Address Maine’S Childhood Lead-Poisoning Problem, David Littell

Maine Policy Review

Although largely hidden from the public eye, childhood lead poisoning has been identified as one of Maine’s leading environmental health problems. Recent data show not only that lead-poisoning levels are unacceptably high among Maine’s children, but also that screening rates are lower than recommended by national health organizations and lower than in other New England states. David Littell discusses why childhood lead poisoning is such a problem in Maine and what can be done to remedy the situation, providing a thorough examination of how children are exposed to lead and the magnitude of the problem. He reviews the state’s existing …