In celebration of Juneteenth, the holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, the Maine Justice Foundation is proud to highlight the current grantees of the Racial Justice Fund. Racial Justice Fund supports education and advocacy aimed at achieving racial justice and addressing systemic racism. The Fund supports Black, Indigenous, and People …

As we celebrate Pride Month, the Maine Justice Foundation is thrilled to highlight the five outstanding Maine organizations that are implementing programs supported by grant funding from the LGBTQ+ Fund. These grants are not just financial support; they are catalysts for change, promoting justice and equity for the LGBTQ+ community across Maine. Six months into …

Intro to AI: Large Language Models. 

Join the Maine Justice Foundation and Kate Harwood on May 30 at 11:30AM to learn about LLMs like ChatGPT, how they work, and how you can get the most out of them.

Kate Harwood is currently working with the New York Times’ R&D team to integrate state-of-the-art large language …

For twenty-seven years, the Coffin Family Law Fellowship has played a pivotal role in ensuring access to justice in Maine. Named after Frank M. Coffin, Senior Judge on the First Circuit Court of Appeals, the Fellowship supports attorneys to provide legal representation in family law matters to clients who have qualified for pro bono assistance …

Augusta, ME – On October 11, 2023 Zohra Ahmed will discuss Social Movements Pushing for Criminal Justice Reform

Zohra Ahmed is an assistant professor of law at the University of Georgia, where she teaches courses related to criminal law, prisons, and social movements. She has worked as a public defender in Manhattan, and as a …

Maine Civil Legal Services Fund Commission Announcement of Applications for 2024 and 2025
and Notice of Public Meeting

It has come to our attention that the previously posted application from the Maine Civil Legal Services Fund Commission for funding for civil legal service providers for 2024 and 2025 contained a discrepancy with the statutory eligibility …

Maine Civil Legal Services Fund Commission Announcement of Applications for 2024 and 2025
and Notice of Public Meeting

Application Packet
The Maine Civil Legal Services Fund Commission will make funding determinations for eligible civil legal service providers for 2024 and 2025 on the basis of written applications. The Application Packet is available on the following …

The Second Amendment

Join Bill Harwood and Margaret Groban for a Lunch & Learn event on the second amendment.

This presentation will discuss the legal landscape surrounding the Second Amendment and how that landscape has recently changed dramatically since the issuance of seminal Supreme Court cases.

Bill Harwood

After 42 years of private practice, William …

For twenty-three years, the Coffin Family Law Fellowship has played a pivotal role in ensuring access to justice in Maine. Named after Frank M. Coffin, Senior Judge on the First Circuit Court of Appeals, the Fellowship supports attorneys to provide legal representation in family law matters to clients who have qualified for pro bono assistance …

Augusta, ME – On March 8, 2023 Harvard Law School lecturer and former Maine Attorney General James E. Tierney will discuss how state attorneys general are impacting our nation’s legal landscape.

Although all attorneys general continue to provide daily legal services to government, each office also possesses broad jurisdiction and discretion along with a sweeping …