Home → News & Announcements → High Profile Cases → Alliance for Retired Americans et al. v. Secretary of State et al. (Absentee ballots)
Alliance for Retired Americans et al. v. Secretary of State et al. (Absentee ballots)
The Maine Judicial Branch has set up this web page to post information on the appeal of Alliance for Retired Americans et al. v. Secretary of State. We have prepared this page to ensure full access to the media and the public without compromising the litigants' right to a full and fair proceeding. It is our goal to accommodate the media and the public to the best of our abilities. All public documents (documents that are non-confidential and not sealed) will be available on this page, and will not be provided by the clerk's office, except to government agencies. Please check this web page often for updates and documents related to the case.
Case Name: Alliance for Retired Americans et al. v. Secretary of State et al.
Law Court Docket Number: Ken-20-262
The documents below are in PDF format.
Non-Confidential Filings and Orders:
- October 23, 2020: Opinion of the Court (with a dissent)
- October 13, 2020: Reply brief of appellants Alliance for Retired Americans et al.
- October 9, 2020: Brief of appellee Donald J. Trump for President, Inc., et al.
- October 9, 2020: Brief of appellee Secretary of State
- October 9, 2020: Order Admitting Visiting Attorneys
- October 6, 2020: Order Permitting Amicus Brief of the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine Foundation and Maine Conservation Voters
- October 5, 2020: Brief of amici curiae American Civil Liberties Union of Maine Foundation and Maine Conservation Voters
- October 5, 2020: Order allotting additional time for oral argument
- October 5, 2020: Motion to participate as amici curiae filed by American Civil Liberties Union of Maine Foundation and Maine Conservation Voters
- October 5, 2020: Appendix
- October 5, 2020: Brief of appellants Alliance for Retired Americans et al.
- October 5, 2020: Received transcripts of Superior Court proceedings
- October 2, 2020: Order on request to expedite
- October 1, 2020: Motion to expedite appeal filed by Alliance for Retired Americans et al.
- September 30, 2020: Notice of appeal filed by Alliance for Retired Americans et al.
- September 30, 2020: Superior Court order on motion for preliminary injunction
Counsel of record:
For The Alliance for Retired Americans, Doug Born, Don Berry, and vote.org:
Severin M. Beliveau, Esq.
Matthew S. Warner, Esq.
PRETI FLAHERTY LLP
P.O. Box 1058
Augusta, Maine 04332-1058
(207) 623-5300
For the Secretary of State:
Phyllis Gardner, Esq.
Office of the Attorney General
6 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333-0006
(207) 626-8800
For Trump for President, Inc., Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, and Republican Party of Maine:
Patrick Strawbridge, Esq.
Consovoy McCarthy PLLC
Ten Post Office Square
8th Floor South PMB #706
Boston, Massachusetts 02109
(703) 243-9423
Media Contacts
Members of the media who require further assistance can contact Amy Quinlan, Director of Court Communications. Ms. Quinlan may be reached at (207) 822-0716 or via email at amy.quinlan@courts.maine.gov.