Wabanaki Legal News

Find selected articles from past issues of Wabanaki Legal News Fall 1996-Winter 2008

Summer 2008 Newsletter .pdf

Cheap Shot or Reality?

Fair Housing: Your Right To Rent or Own A Home Summer 2004

Fighting Discrimination Through the Legal System By Matt Keegan, Esq. Summer 2004

Discrimination Case Summer 2003

Fighting Discrimination Through the Legal System Summer 2002

Discrimination Case Settled; Teachers to Receive Sensitivity Training Winter 2002

Your Protections Under the Maine Human Rights Act:
Basic Facts You Should Know Summer 2001

Attorney General Gets Civil Rights Consent Decree Winter 1998

Discrimination Complaint Against University of Maine Settled Fall 1996

Superior Court Rules on Penobscot Employment Discrimination Case Fall 1996

Attorney General Enforces Maine's Civil Rights Laws Fall 1996

See also Case Summaries and Legal Briefs

Juvenile (from KIDS LEGAL)

Cheap Shot or Reality?

Juvenile Justice: A Team-Child Approach By Sara Meerse, Esq. Winter 2005

Tribal Juvenile Justice By J. Peter Sabonis, Esq. Winter 2005

The State Juvenile Justice System By J. Peter Sabonis, Esq. Winter 2005

Teen Parenting Information By Sara Meerse, Esq. Winter 2005

KIDS Legal Aid of Maine Begins Summer 2004

Find more at KIDS LEGAL
Resources for Kids and Teens KIDS LEGAL

Which documents will you need at the U.S. Border under new Homeland Security rules?

Border Crossing Rights Between the United State and Canada for Aboriginal People (Summer 2003)

Important Information for Canadian-Born Native Americans SSI and Food Stamps Update; Cross Border Rights(Winter 1998)

Important Information for Canadian-Born Native Americans SSI and Food Stamp Benefit Information (Summer 1997)

Facts About The Jay Treaty For Canadian-Born Native Americans (Fall 1996)

Important Information for Native Americans Living in Canada (Fall 1996)

Indian Child Welfare Act Update (Fall 1996; updated January 2002)

Tribal Appelllate Court Victory

A Self-Help Guide To The Tribal Court System Penobscot Nation Trial Court (Fall 1996)

See also Case Summaries and Legal Briefs

Maine Supreme Court Decides Francis IV

Micmacs Lose Critical Federal Case on Tribal Sovereignty

Pleasant Point Housing Dispute Heads Back to Maine Supreme Court

Limimted Results from Tribal-State Work Group

Tribal Sovereignty (Winter 1998)

See also Case Summaries and Legal Briefs

Domestic Violence: Where to Get Help (Summer 2004)

Suffer The Little Children (Summer 2004)

Teen Dating Violence (Summer 2004)

Domestic Violence (Winter 2004)

Five Ways to Fight Domestic Violence (Winter 2004)

Tillie Black Bear Named as One of 21 Leaders for the 21 Century (Winter 2004)

Between a Rock and a Hard Place (Winter 2004)

The Pyramid v. The Circle Penobscot Nation Trial Court (Winter 2004)

Compensation for Residential School Survivors School (Winter 1999)

Class Action suit filed by former students of the Shubenacadie Indian Residential School (Summer 1998)

Legislative Update: Unemployment benefits for part-time workers (Summer 2003)

Questions about MaineCare? (Winter 2003)

See also:
Case Summaries and Legal Briefs
Maine's Prescription Drug Programs Maine Equal Justice
MaineCare and other health programs Maine Equal Justice
Public Benefits/Cash Assistance Pine Tree Legal

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