Estate of Robert R. Young — Maine’s high court upheld rejection of a handwritten document as a will
Case Estate of Robert R. Young Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge TAUB (Janet Mills, 2026) Date Decided July 21, […]
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In Re Clifton Select Board Ballot Challenge — Maine SJC orders two disputed absentee ballots counted, reversing election result
Case In Re Ballot Challenge in Election of Town of Clifton Select Board Member Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge
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Nadeau v. Nadeau — Maine high court upholds $1M IIED judgment for sexual assault survivor, vacates negligence counts
Case Danielle Nadeau v. Jason D. Nadeau Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge MEAD (John E. Baldacci, 2007) Date Decided
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In Re Children of Johnathan R. — Maine Supreme Court affirms jeopardy order against father whose substance abuse and aggression endangered his children
Case In Re Children of Johnathan R. Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge MEAD (John E. Baldacci, 2007) Date Decided
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State v. Murray — Maine Supreme Judicial Court affirms sentence for child sex offenses, rejecting challenges based on intellectual functioning, double-counting, and proportionality
Case State of Maine v. Joseph M. Murray Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge Thomas E. Mead (appointment info not
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State v. Truman — Maine’s top court affirms victim-tampering conviction, holds State need not prove underlying assault to establish “victim” status
Case State of Maine v. Steven A. Truman Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge Douglas (Janet Mills, 2023) Date Decided
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Gilbert v. Secretary of State — Maine high court affirms invalidation of ballot initiative petition that fell short after out-of-state circulator signatures were tossed
Case Jane Gilbert et al. v. Secretary of State Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge STANFILL (Janet Mills, 2021); MEAD
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Andrews v. Town of Kittery — Maine SJC upholds Planning Board’s authority to waive subdivision street standards without a zoning variance
Case Judith Andrews v. Town of Kittery et al. Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge Douglas (Janet Mills, 2023) Date
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State v. Cost — Maine high court affirms conviction where self-defense instruction was not warranted on criminal-threatening charge
Case State of Maine v. Thomas W. Cost Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge Andrew M. Mead (John E. Baldacci,
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Brogdon v. Town of Tremont — Maine Supreme Court reinstates planning board’s denial of campground permit, holding access way is a nonconforming driveway that cannot be expanded to serve commercial use
Case Madelon Brogdon v. Town of Tremont et al. Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge CONNORS, J. (Janet Mills, 2020)
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In Re Child of Mindy P. — Maine high court vacates parental-rights termination, holds GAL appointment without notice to mother violated due process
Case In Re Child of Mindy P. Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge HJELM (Paul LePage, 2014) Date Decided June
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State v. Flynn — Maine Supreme Judicial Court affirms investor-fraud convictions for Icy Gulch Resources scheme
Case State of Maine v. Jody B. Flynn Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge Connors (Janet Mills, 2020) Date Decided
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Mick Land Development v. Town of South Berwick — Maine high court affirms planning board’s access condition routing subdivision traffic away from residential road
Case Mick Land Development, Inc. v. Town of South Berwick Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge Connors (Janet Mills, 2020)
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State v. Pelletier — Maine high court affirms sexual assault conviction, holds victim’s protest statements were not hearsay
Case State of Maine v. Jesse R. Pelletier Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge TAUB (Janet Mills, 2026) Date Decided
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Mick Land Development v. Town of South Berwick — Planning Board May Condition Subdivision Approval on Redesigned Access to Protect Pedestrian Safety
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court affirmed the South Berwick Planning Board’s condition requiring a subdivision developer to route primary access through Industry Drive rather than the existing residential Meadow Pond Road, holding the Board had implied authority to impose the condition, that resident lay testimony about road hazards was competent substantial evidence, and that the decision was not arbitrary and capricious.
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State v. Pelletier — Victim’s Verbal Objections During Sexual Assault Are Not Hearsay
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court affirmed gross sexual assault convictions, holding that a bystander’s testimony about the victim’s verbal objections — “no,” “nothing’s happening,” and “I have a boyfriend” — was not hearsay because those statements were offered not for their truth but to prove the defendant’s awareness of the victim’s non-acquiescence.
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Brown v. Morse — Maine SJC dismisses appeal as interlocutory where trial court’s purported “final judgment” left multiple claims unresolved
Case Mitchell D. Brown v. Diahanne L. Morse et al. Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge STANFILL (Janet Mills, 2021)
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State v. Averill — Maine high court affirms manslaughter conviction and sentence in infant abusive head trauma death
Case State of Maine v. Trevor Averill Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge Connors (Janet Mills, 2020) Date Decided May
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Towd Point Mortgage Trust 2019-4 v. Bodwell — Maine high court vacates pre-judgment receivership appointment in mortgage foreclosure
Case Towd Point Mortgage Trust 2019-4 v. Leslie Bodwell et al. Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge MEAD (John E.
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Wilmington Savings v. Cortellino — Maine high court vacates foreclosure judgment over fatally defective right-to-cure notice
Case Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as Trustee for Brougham Fund I Trust v. Leonard M. Cortellino et al. Court
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In Re Children of Jennifer B. — Maine high court vacates termination of parental rights after drug-screen testimony admitted without proper foundation
Case In Re Children of Jennifer B. Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge MEAD (John E. Baldacci, 2007) Date Decided
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Tidewater Loft Condo Ass’n v. Moskal-Kanz — Maine high court vacates foreclosure judgment after trial court denied homeowner a chance to present her disability-accommodation counterclaim
Case Tidewater Loft Condominium Association v. Judith L. Moskal-Kanz Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge LIPEZ (Janet Mills, 2025) Date
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Daniels v. O’Brien — Maine SJC affirms dismissal of timber-trespass suit over defendant’s objection, rejecting attempt to force plaintiff to litigate to preserve wrongful-use-of-civil-process claim
Case Carissa Daniels v. Patrick R. O’Brien et al. Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge STANFILL (Janet Mills, 2021) Date
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Valmont-Olivier v. Envirovantage — Maine SJC affirms denial of workers’ comp immunity for staffing client, applying Massachusetts law
Case Roberto Valmont-Olivier v. Envirovantage, Inc. Court Maine Supreme Judicial Court Judge Connors (Janet Mills, 2020) Date Decided May 19,