Published Opinions
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2023 Published Opinions
Opinion # |
Case |
Date |
2023 ME 33 |
Hurricane Island Foundation v. Town of Vinalhaven |
May 30, 2023 |
2023 ME 32 |
State of Maine v. Kyle A. Chase |
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 |
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
Opinions have been published online since January 1997. Decisions published online should be cited in the following style:
Dutil v. Burns, 1997 ME 1, ¶ 2, 687 A.2d 639.
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