July 29, 2014 / June 15, 2016 by mindgrub
A recent decision from the Law Court that may have major practical ramifications is Bank of America v. Greenleaf, 2014 ME 89. A motion to reconsider was filed and denied. Basically, the Co...
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July 18, 2014 / June 15, 2016 by mindgrub
Two recent decisions came out regarding regulation of Maine rivers, one from the Law Court, Watts v. BEP, 2014 ME 91, and one from the First Circuit, Friends of Merrymeeting Bay v. Hydro Ken...
July 8, 2014 / June 15, 2016 by mindgrub
I have now returned from a lovely vacation in Split and Vis Croatia. Lots of sun, clear Adriatic sea, great food and wine, incredible ancient ruins to visit (along with Tito's vast undergro...
June 26, 2014 / June 15, 2016 by mindgrub
So here's some of the rest of my report on the AAAL spring conference, the theme of which was the future of appellate practice. In the first program, the Dean of Southern Illinois School of...
June 19, 2014 / June 15, 2016 by mindgrub
I will continue with my report from the AAAL front anon, but first, responding to some communications from my loyal readers, yes, Judge Posner really said these things (last entry). Keepin...
June 18, 2014 / June 15, 2016 by mindgrub
Well, we've recovered from a little electronic snafu preventing subscribers from getting these missives, so everything should be back to working. As promised, here's a summary of my last AA...
June 6, 2014 / June 15, 2016 by mindgrub
So, yes, I have been horribly derelict with the blog of late. Among other things, I have been wandering about the globe, including a trip to Chicago for an American Academy of Appellate Law...
April 11, 2014 / June 15, 2016 by mindgrub
We will get to Goose Rocks, but first some sad news. Paul Macri has passed away. Paul was the pioneer for appellate practice in Maine. He was the first, as far as I know ("dirigo"). He...
Current Affairs
April 10, 2014 / June 15, 2016 by mindgrub
The Goose Rocks reconsideration was argued yesterday, and we'll have more on that soon. But in the meantime, let's talk about the SJC's decision today in the appeal of the single justice's...
March 31, 2014 / June 15, 2016 by mindgrub
1. More on deference In our last entry, we were discussing when the Maine SJC defers to an agency interpretation and when it doesn't. I mentioned that there were a few recent decisions i...
