U.S. District Court for the District of Maine
Recent News About U.S. District Court for the District of Maine
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Ruling will keep tourists and their money out of Bar Harbor
PORTLAND, Maine (Legal Newsline) - The tourist destination Bar Harbor, Maine, can restrict cruise ship passengers from entering the town in order to keep locals happy. -
Judge stops Maine law preventing political work from outsiders
BANGOR, Maine (Legal Newsline) - A Maine federal judge has entered judgment for a political group that challenged the state's petition circulation law. -
Lawsuit filed against Bar Harbor's limit on cruise ship passengers
PORTLAND, Maine (Legal Newsline) — Business owners in Bar Harbor, Maine, are alleging a town ordinance limiting the number of persons disembarking from cruise ships is unconstitutional. -
Appeal filed after federal judge rules Maine law is unconstitutional
BANGOR, Maine (Legal Newsline) – Maine will take a federal judge up on his offer to appeal his decision that the state’s petition circulation law is unconstitutional. -
Maine signature-gathering law violates free speech, judge rules; Appeal welcomed
BANGOR, Maine (Legal Newsline) – Maine’s desire to keep out-of-state voices out of its political process is trumped by free speech rights, a federal judge has ruled. -
Setback for PAC, Maine lawmaker trying to impose ban on non-resident voting
BANGOR, Maine (Legal Newsline) – A Maine federal judge is skeptical about the likelihood a political action committee and a state lawmaker will be able to convince him to strike down a state law regarding signature-gathering. -
Forces behind Maine political cause sue over state law hampering effort
BANGOR, Maine (Legal Newsline) – A political action committee and a Republican Maine lawmaker want a federal court to strike down a part of state law that requires a direct initiative or people’s veto to be instigated by a registered voter of that state. -
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Company sues to get into Maine's medical marijuana market
PORTLAND, Maine (Legal Newsline) – A company that wants to invest in Maine’s medical marijuana market is complaining about a residency requirement that gives in-staters an advantage. -
Delaware company peeved it is shut out of Maine marijuana market, challenges state law
PORTLAND, Maine (Legal Newsline) - A Delaware company has taken issue with a Maine policy, the Residency Statute, that favors residents over non-residents in the growing legal marijuana industry. -
Fox, Disney and others challenge Maine's a la carte cable law
PORTLAND, Maine (Legal Newsline) — A group of cable and video program providers has filed a lawsuit against Maine's a la carte cable law over allegations it violates its constitutional rights. -
Former InterCoast Colleges students allege nursing program was a 'sham'
PORTLAND, Maine (Legal Newsline) – A for-profit college is alleged to have made false representations regarding the services it offered regarding its nursing program. -
Maine Supreme Court sides with lawyer in malpractice case filed by union worker
PORTLAND, Maine – The Maine Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that a union worker failed to prove a legal malpractice claim against John R. Lemieux. -
Class action against InterCoast Career Institute likely to turn on statutory violations, attorney says
BANGOR, Maine (Legal Newsline) – Lack of clearer allegations about accreditation could be a weak spot in the $5 million putative class action lawsuit filed in Maine by four former nursing students, a New York-based business law and litigation attorney said during a recent interview. -
Four students file class action against Intercoast Colleges
BANGOR, Maine (Legal Newsline) — Four students have filed a class action lawsuit against a Maine college, alleging breach of contract, fraud and negligent misrepresentation. -
Maine consumers allege Electricity Maine engaged in scheme to charge higher rates
BANGOR, Maine (Legal Newslinle) – Two consumers have filed a class action lawsuit against electricity providers over allegations they conducted a scheme to charge customers higher rates.