Elections Law Court Maine Maine Constitution
April 17, 2026 / April 17, 2026 by Nolan Reichl
On April 6, 2026, the Justices of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court handed down their respective opinions in the latest “solemn occasion” proceeding, this one concerning ranked-choice voting. If this sounds familiar to you, it’s because this is the second such solemn occasion concerning ranked-choice voting, with the last one in 2017. In both solemn […]
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Law Court Law Court Roundups Maine
March 17, 2026 / March 20, 2026 by Julia MacDonald
While we will write lengthier posts for cases that merit a broader discussion, as we did in our last post with respect to the Xamplas decision, we also will write brief updates for notable cases issued recently. Here goes for Law Court decisions issued in January and February 2026: Jellison v. Jellison, 2026 ME 3, […]
Interlocutory Appeals Law Court Maine
March 12, 2026 / March 16, 2026 by Julia MacDonald
The Law Court typically may only consider an appeal of a “final judgment”—that is, a decision that fully decides and disposes of the parties’ entire case and leaves no further questions for consideration. However, this “final judgment rule” is subject to exceptions which, under certain circumstances, may allow a party to bring an appeal on […]
Maine
March 10, 2026 by Julia MacDonald
Hello, loyal readers. Six years ago, readers of this blog were greeted by a passing-of-the-torch post, when Pierce Atwood partner Cathy Connors became Associate Justice Catherine R. Connors of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court and handed the reins of this blog to Pierce Atwood partner Josh Dunlap. The torch now has been passed again, as […]
