Live Stream

The Supreme Judicial Court provides live audio streaming of all of its oral arguments, and video streaming of high-profile cases. In addition, recordings of the arguments are available for approximately two weeks after the arguments. If you experience problems watching or listening to the stream, please email lawcourt.clerk@courts.maine.gov so that we may determine if there is a technical issue or a common problem for listeners that we can address. Please include information on what device you were using to listen (PC, Mac, iOS, or Android) and, if on a PC or Mac, what browser you were using.

Live Streaming

The live stream will be active only while the Court is in session and on the bench. The schedule of the Court's next oral argument session, with a summary of the issues in each case, is on the Court's Calendar page.

The stream for each argument will begin approximately five minutes before the argument is scheduled to begin, but will be muted until the Court takes the bench. To watch or listen to the stream, use the player below. The player has controls that allow you to watch or listen on YouTube and to make the stream fullscreen.

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Recordings

The recordings of arguments are available here shortly after the day of argument through the Friday two weeks after the argument.

To listen to a stream, use the player in the right-hand column.

Oral Arguments: Tuesday, September 12, 2023
At the Cumberland County Courthouse, Portland

Audio Stream
Time Docket Number Case Name Attorneys Topics & Summary Audio
9:50 a.m. BCD-22-331 Express Scripts, Inc., et al. v. State Tax Assessor Jonathan A. Block; R. Gregory Roberts; Thomas A. Knowlton; Lawrence S. Delany Summary judgment; State Tax Assessor's apportionment of income



10:40 a.m. Som-23-55 State of Maine v. Corey W. Farley Frayla Tarpinian; Stephen C. Smith; Carl E. Woock Gross sexual assault; motion to suppress police interview as involuntary/violation of Miranda; prosecutorial misconduct



11:30 a.m. BCD-23-56 Franklin Savings Bank v. Michael Bordick et al. David R. Dubord; Alexander J. Mihalov; Daniel L. Rosenthal; Trey R. Milam; James M. Bowie; Christina M. Moylan; Michael T. Devine; Ryan Cooper; Andrew K. Lizotte FED; extrinsic evidence of contract; nature of loan; relief



1:30 p.m. BCD-22-403 John M. Carter et al. v. Michael A. Voncannon et al. Gordon R. Smith; Keith E. Glidden; David A. Soley; Glenn Israel; Joseph L. Cahoon, Jr. Neighbors' property rights to paper streets



2:20 p.m. Pen-23-126 Karl Bechtel v. Jody Green Laura P. Shaw; Cheryl Saniuk-Heinig; Martha C. Gaythwaite; Jonathan M. Dunitz; Martin C. Topol Protection from abuse order on behalf of children, PR&R



3:10 p.m. Som-22-182 State of Maine v. Nicholas W. Norris Jason Horn; James M. Mason Dismissal of charge by State; speedy trial; probable cause to support search and tracking warrants





Oral Arguments: Wednesday, September 13, 2023
At the Cumberland County Courthouse, Portland

Audio Stream
Time Docket Number Case Name Attorneys Topics & Summary Audio
9:50 a.m. Aro-23-79 Carrington Mortgage Services v. Roy L. Brisley et al. Erika Hoover; Patrick E. Hunt; William A. Fogel Foreclosure; validity of morgage assigned after holding company dissolved



10:40 a.m. Ken-23-21 State of Maine v. Jarae Lipscombe Mariah Wood; Maeghan Maloney; Rory A. McNamara Hindering apprehension or prosecution; denial of voir dire on comment to jury; burden on witness motive to lie



11:30 a.m. And-23-100 In re Child of Barni A. Hunter C. Umphrey; Rory A. McNamara; Jeremy Pratt; Sumayya Saleh; Julian Richter; Lauren Wille; Carol Garvan; Zoe Brennan-Krohn Termination of parental rights; severly disabled child



1:30 p.m. Cum-23-74 Robert L. Connary et al. v. Richard A. Shea et al. Jeremy W. Dean; Daniel A. Nuzzi; Eamonn R.C. Hart Summary judgment; reformation of a trust; statements of deceased grantor



2:20 p.m. Cum-23-47 John R. Luongo v. Michael A. Luongo John S. Campbell; Roy T. Pierce Distribution of decedent's property; conversion; expenses



3:10 p.m. Som-22-182 State of Maine v. Nicholas W. Norris Jason Horn; James M. Mason Topics and summary to be announced





Oral Arguments: Thursday, September 14, 2023
At the Cumberland County Courthouse, Portland

Audio Stream
Time Docket Number Case Name Attorneys Topics & Summary Audio
9:50 a.m. Yor-23-41 Estate of Erica J. O'Donnell Pamela Holmes; Mary-Ann Letourneau; Tudor Noel Goldsmith Distribution of decedent's estate; replaced probate statute; objection to referee's report; sanctions


10:40 a.m. PUC-23-65 Office of the Public Advocate v. Public Utilities Commission William S. Harwood; Richard P. Hevey; Kristina R. Winther; Benjamin James Smith; Joseph G. Donahue; Steven A. Hudson; David P. Littell; Eben M. Albert; Robert A. Creamer; Carol MacLennan; Jordan McColman Natural gas special rate contract



11:30 a.m. Aro-22-415 State of Maine v. Bobby L. Nightingale Leanne Robbin; Verne E. Paradie Jr. Two counts of murder; prosecutorial misconduct; accomplice liability instruction; calls between defendant and attorney from jail; sentence



1:30 p.m. Aro-23-24 Cassidy Holdings, LLC v. Aroostook County Commissioners et al. Roger L. Huber; Emily A. Belanger; Peter T. Marchesi; Michael D. Lichtenstein Jurisdiction to consider abatement of property taxes



2:20 p.m. Cum-22-334 State of Maine v. Alexander Russell Emily C. Protzmann; Kate E. Marshall; Rory A. McNamara Gross sexual assault; jury instructions; sentencing



3:10 p.m. Pen-21-362 State of Maine v. Damien Osborn Jason Horn; Timothy E. Zerillop