Published Opinions
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2023 Published Opinions
| Opinion # |
Case |
Date |
| 2023 ME 73 |
State of Maine v. Germaine Page |
November 30, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 72 |
State of Maine v. Adrian Covington |
November 21, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 71 |
State of Maine v. Bobby L. Nightingale |
November 9, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 70 |
State of Maine v. Jarae Lipscombe |
November 9, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 69 |
Cassidy Holdings, LLC v. Aroostook County Commissioners et al. |
November 9, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 68 |
Express Scripts Inc. et al. v. State Tax Assessor
Revised November 28, 2023 (Errata sheet) |
November 7, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 67 |
Odiorne Lane Solar, LLC, et al. v. Town of Eliot et al. |
November 7, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 66 |
Meggan M. Pratt v. State of Maine |
November 2, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 65 |
Wilhelmine' Dennis Oakes v. Town of Richmond |
October 3, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 64 |
State of Maine v. Alexander W. Russell |
September 21, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 63 |
State of Maine v. Robert Santerre
Revised November 7, 2023 (Errata sheet) |
September 12, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 62 |
Debra Morgan et al. v. Erik S. Townsend |
September 5, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 61 |
Daniel Wood v. Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife |
September 5, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 60 |
State of Maine v. Nicholas W. Norris |
August 31, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 59 |
Alan R. Atkins et al. v. Marie F. Adams et al. |
August 29, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 58 |
Board of Overseers of the Bar v. Donald F. Brown |
August 24, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 57 |
Peter L. Murray et al. v. City of Portland et al. |
August 22, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 56 |
Human Rights Defense Center v. Maine County Commissioners Association Self-Funded Risk Management Pool |
August 22, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 55 |
State of Maine v. Daniel P. Warner |
August 17, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 54 |
Sarah R. Bolduc v. Daniel J. Bolduc |
August 17, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 53 |
Bonnie J. (McCarthy-Guber) McCarthy v. Jacob I. Guber |
August 15, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 52 |
State of Maine v. Calvin A. Footman |
August 15, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 51 |
State of Maine v. Dale M. Brackett |
August 15, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 50 |
Nicholas J. Capelety v. Kyla R. Estes |
August 15, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 49 |
In re Children of Quincy A. |
August 15, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 48 |
Brian K. Smith v. City of Sanford |
August 15, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 47 |
Neill Ewing-Wegmann v. Katharine Allerding |
August 10, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 46 |
Charles R. Maples et al. v. Compass Harbor Village Condominium Association et al. |
August 10, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 45 |
Torrey B. Sears v. Bobby J. Sears |
August 3, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 44 |
Estate of Theodore C. Ackley |
August 3, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 43 |
Upstream Watch v. City of Belfast et al. |
August 3, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 42 |
Michael Zani et al. v. Medora Zani et al. |
August 1, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 41 |
State of Maine v. Abdirahmon A. Abdullahi a.k.a. Abdirahmon A. Adbullahi |
July 27, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 40 |
Brian J. Fournier v. Flats Industrial, Inc., et al. |
July 25, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 39 |
State of Maine v. Harry D. Every |
July 20, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 38 |
KeyBank National Association v. Elizabeth E. Keniston et al. |
July 18, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 37 |
Jack Perreault v. Briana Vallieres |
July 11, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 36 |
Norman Gaudette et al. v. Mainely Media, LLC, et al. |
July 6, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 35 |
State of Maine v. Ronald T. Cummings |
June 13, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 34 |
Opinion of the Justices |
June 9, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 33 |
Hurricane Island Foundation v. Town of Vinalhaven |
May 30, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 32 |
State of Maine v. Kyle A. Chase
Revised June 13, 2023 (Errata sheet) |
May 25, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 31 |
State of Maine v. Thomas G. Bonfanti |
May 23, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 30 |
Richard Tominsky v. Town of Ogunquit et al. |
May 23, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 29 |
Candy A. (Bridges) Littell v. Cole G. Bridges |
May 11, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 28 |
Pat Doe v. Thomas Lindahl |
May 9, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 27 |
Zack Francoeur v. Meagan Berube |
April 18, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 26 |
State of Maine v. David P. Hunt Jr. |
April 18, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 25 |
Wayne R. Jortner et al. v. Secretary of State |
April 10, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 24 |
State of Maine v. Marcus Asante
Revised June 13, 2023 (Errata sheet)
|
April 6, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 23 |
Dennis F. Winchester v. State of Maine |
March 30, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 22 |
State of Maine v. Lawz R. Lepenn |
March 30, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 21 |
State of Maine v. Richard J. Murray-Burns |
March 9, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 20 |
Steven Kneizys v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation et al. |
March 9, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 19 |
State of Maine v. Damien Osborn |
March 9, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 18 |
State of Maine v. Rayshaun Moore |
March 2, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 17 |
William B. Daniel v. Jennifer M. McCoy |
March 2, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 16 |
State of Maine v. Duane Marquis |
March 2, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 15 |
Jeffrey R. Mabee et al. v. Nordic Aquafarms, Inc., et al. |
February 16, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 14 |
Patricia Leighton v. Marc G. Lowenberg et al. |
February 14, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 13 |
Stephen T. Witham v. Board of Trustees of the Maine Criminal Justice Academy |
February 14, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 12 |
Keegan J. Fairfield v. Maine State Police
Revised April 6, 2023 (Errata sheet) |
February 7, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 11 |
Christopher Indorf v. Heather Keep |
January 31, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 10 |
State of Maine v. Douglas E. Wilcox |
January 26, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 9 |
Fair Elections Portland, Inc., et al. v City of Portland
Revised April 6, 2023 (Errata sheet) |
January 26, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 8 |
Maine Coalition to Stop Smart Meters v. Public Utilities Commission et al. |
January 24, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 7 |
State of Maine v. Mark D. Penley |
January 19, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 6 |
Andrew H. Proctor v. Christina S. Childs |
January 17, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 5 |
Nadine R. Aubuchon v. Franklin D. Blaisdell Jr. |
January 12, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 4 |
State of Maine v. Brandon J. Gibb |
January 12, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 3 |
Ashley L. Whitmore v. Nicholas A. Whitmore |
January 10, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 2 |
Pat Doe v. James H. Walsh |
January 5, 2023 |
| 2023 ME 1 |
Premier Diagnostics v. Invitae Corporation |
January 5, 2023 |
Older Opinions
2016 and prior years' opinions will be available soon.
Citations
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