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The Maine Supreme Judicial Court is the highest court in the state of Maine's judicial system. It is composed of seven justices, who are appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Maine Senate. Between 1820 and 1839, justices served lifetime appointments with a mandatory retirement age of 70. Starting in 1839, justices have been appointed ...
The Supreme Judicial Court of the State of Maine, 1820 to 2009 - Cleaves Law Library Maine Supreme Court Chief and Associate Justices - Maine State Legislature v
The Court unanimously affirmed the decision of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. The Court's opinion was delivered by Justice David Souter , and was joined by the whole Court. However, Justice Antonin Scalia , a noted critic of the use of legislative history in statutory interpretation , did not join in Part III-C of the opinion, which ...
Maine’s top court Wednesday evening declined to weigh in on whether former President Donald Trump can stay on the state's ballot, keeping intact a judge's decision that the U.S. Supreme Court ...
In a 6–3 decision, the Supreme Court ruled on ideological lines that Maine's nonsectarian requirement for tuition assistance violates the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, struck down the Maine law, and reversed the First Circuit.
The Supreme Court has released an opinion saying the state of Maine can't stop families from using its tuition assistance program to pay for religious schools. CBS News legal contributor Rebecca ...
KITTERY, Maine — The state’s highest court has spoken: A challenge against the town of Kittery’s issuance of a marijuana shop license to Green Truck Farms should be tried again in York ...
He is the Court's liaison to the Advisory Committees on the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure and Probate Procedure, the State Court Library Committee, and the Maine State Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Committee. [3] Justice Alexander has dissented more than any current or former member of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.