The defendant, Malcolm
Thompson, pled guilty to distribution of heroin and cocaine base,
in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). Although the parties agreed
that Thompson's guidelines sentencing range was thirty to thirtyseven
months, the district court imposed an upwardly variant
sentence of forty-eight months in prison. Thompson now appeals,
arguing that this sentence is b... More...    $0 (03-03-2017 - ME)

Plaintiffs are the parents of a child removed from them by the state after extensive proceedings resulted in a finding that the best interests of the child required termination of their parental rights. In re G.M., No. PC-05-75 (Me. D. Ct. Jan. 23, 2008). The parents then sued in federal court, asserting violations of statutory and constitutional rights during the termination proceedings and parti... More...    $0 (11-04-2009 - ME)