Maine Officials, Prisoner Brief Arguments In Halted Unemployment Benefits Suit

Mealey's (October 12, 2021, 1:08 PM EDT) -- BOSTON — A trial court did not err when it dismissed a prisoner’s putative class complaint alleging due process rights violations after his work release unemployment benefits provided in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic were halted as there was no infringement of a protected property interest or constitutional violation, Maine officials argue in their appellee brief filed Oct. 7 in the First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals....