August 29, 2012 / June 15, 2016 by mindgrub
I really am getting to the decisions from August, but first a quick note on upcoming oral arguments of interest at the SJC [http://www.courts.state.me.us/maine_courts/supreme/oral_arguments....
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August 27, 2012 / June 15, 2016 by mindgrub
Yes, we will be getting to the most recent SJC and CTA1 decisions of interest for the last month - but first, here's a news flash. The ABA's compendium of appellate rules in each jurisdicti...
August 21, 2012 / June 15, 2016 by mindgrub
Yes, Cathy has been derelict lately in blogging, but it's summer in Maine and ... well, isn't that enough? But here I am, and before we take a look at any recent substantive decisions of no...
July 24, 2012 / June 15, 2016 by mindgrub
Well, with that enticing headline, who wouldn't want to read this? Read on. We got an excellent result in the Massachusetts Court of Appeals (my first foray there, with our Tax Diva Kat...
July 16, 2012 / June 15, 2016 by mindgrub
In our June 1 entry, we discussed the First Circuit's decision striking down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). In that appeal, we filed an amici brief on behalf of about 20 historians dis...
July 11, 2012 / June 15, 2016 by mindgrub
What does the Maine SJC's decision in Pike Industries, Inc. v. City of Westbrook, 2012 ME 78 [http://www.courts.state.me.us/opinions_orders/opinions/2012_documents/12me78pi.pdf] have in comm...
June 25, 2012 / June 15, 2016 by mindgrub
Well, we were on a little hiatus, off on vacation and conferences for the last few weeks. The Courts haven't been on vacation, however, and, in a bit, we will be discussing what they've bee...
June 1, 2012 / June 15, 2016 by mindgrub
As you probably have already read, the First Circuit came out with their decison on the Defense of Marriage Act yesterday, upholding the district court's ruling finding Section 3 of DOMA unc...
May 18, 2012 / June 15, 2016 by mindgrub
Just to show that you should always read the rules again every time you file a pleading, I discovered something new in Maine Rule of Appellate Procedure 8, regarding the appendix. In worki...
May 7, 2012 / June 15, 2016 by mindgrub
Last Thursday, the Law Court decided an important family law case in which we filed an amicus brief on behalf of various family law practitioners. Robert Nolan et al. v. Kristen LaBree, 201...
