High Profile Cases

All public court documents in cases the Judicial Branch has determined to be of great interest to the media and the public are posted on this web page. This assures full access without compromising the litigants' right to a full and fair trial. 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) provided here will not be provided by the clerk's office, except to law enforcement or other government agencies. Please check this web page often for updates and documents related to the case.

Case information and public documents will be removed from the website once the case is no longer active or considered of great interest to the media and the public.

Current

• In the matter of Request for Opinion of the Justices
  (Related to four direct initiatives of voters that the Secretary of State transmitted to the 131st Legislature during its First Regular Session but that the Legislature did not act on during that session)
  
  
• Robert E. Dupuis et al. v. Roman Catholic Bishop of Portland (constitutionality of 2021 legislation removing the statute of limitations for "actions based upon sexual acts toward minors" when applied to claims for which the previous limitations period had expired; applicability of legislation to entities)
  
  
• State of Maine v. Joseph M. Eaton
  


• Wayne R. Jortner et al. v. Secretary of State (ballot wording for citizen initiative entitled “An Act to Create the Pine Tree Power Company, a Nonprofit, Customer-owned Utility”)
  
  
• State of Maine v. Eliot Cutler
  

• Coalition for Healthcare Workers Against Medical Mandates, et al. v. Jeanne M. Lambrew and Nirav D. Shah (CV-21-158)
  
  

Media Contacts

Members of the media who require assistance may contact Barbara Cardone, Esq., Director of Legal Affairs and Public Relations at (207) 213-2997 or barbara.cardone@courts.maine.gov.