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2026 Published Opinions

Opinion # Case Date
2026 ME 91 In re Child of Karen J. August 18, 2026
2026 ME 90 Friends of Eastern Bay v. Department of Marine Resources et al. August 18, 2026
2026 ME 89 State of Maine v. Jayme Schnackenberg August 13, 2026
2026 ME 88 State of Maine v. James Peters August 13, 2026
2026 ME 87 State of Maine v. Donte Johnson August 13, 2026
2026 ME 86 State of Maine v. Jeff Belony August 13, 2026
2026 ME 85 Juanita C. Clark v. Town of Phippsburg August 13, 2026
2026 ME 84 Amy B. Beem v. Nancy M. Temple August 13, 2026
2026 ME 83 State of Maine v. Djvan Carter August 6, 2026
2026 ME 82 State of Maine v. Nathan Lee August 6, 2026
2026 ME 81 Carol Brewster v. S.D. Warren/Sappi N.A. et al. August 6, 2026
2026 ME 80 Maine Human Rights Commission v. D&L Apartments et al. August 4, 2026
2026 ME 79 Penquis C.A.P., Inc. v. Department of Administrative and Financial Services et al. August 4, 2026
2026 ME 78 State of Maine v. Abdihamit A. Ali August 4, 2026
2026 ME 77 Kathleen M. Barron v. John D. Barron August 4, 2026
2026 ME 76 Zachary Wilson v. Elizabeth Gurney et al. July 30, 2026
2026 ME 75 State of Maine v. Jeffrey A. Witham Jr.
Revised August 11, 2026
(Order on motion for reconsideration)		 July 30, 2026
2026 ME 74 Pat Doe v. Jeffrey J. Weymouth July 30, 2026
2026 ME 73 Town of Sabattus v. L.P. Poirier & Son, Inc., et al. July 30, 2026
2026 ME 72 Neils Point, LLC v. Joseph Grady et al. July 28, 2026
2026 ME 71 Constance L. Beane v. Village on Great Brook, LLC, et al. July 28, 2026
2026 ME 70 Pat Doe v. Alexander Y. Miller July 28, 2026
2026 ME 69 John Veneziano v. Bernard J. Saulnier July 23, 2026
2026 ME 68 State of Maine v. Kenneth D. Marin July 23, 2026
2026 ME 67 Maine Human Rights Commission et al. v. Robert Larkin July 23, 2026
2026 ME 66 Daniel Landers v. Secretary of State July 22, 2026
2026 ME 65 Estate of Robert R. Young   July 21, 2026
2026 ME 64 In re Ballot Challenge in Election of Town of Clifton Select Board Member July 16, 2026
2026 ME 63 State of Maine v. Steven A. Truman July 14, 2026
2026 ME 62 Danielle Nadeau v. Jason D. Nadeau July 14, 2026
2026 ME 61 State of Maine v. Joseph M. Murray July 14, 2026
2026 ME 60 In re Children of Johnathan R. July 14, 2026
2026 ME 59  Jane Gilbert et al. v. Secretary of State July 10, 2026
2026 ME 58 Judith Andrews v. Town of Kittery et al. July 9, 2026
2026 ME 57 State of Maine v. Thomas W. Cost July 9, 2026
2026 ME 56 Madelon Brogdon v. Town of Tremont et al. July 7, 2026
2026 ME 55 In re Child of Mindy P. June 25, 2026
2026 ME 54 State of Maine v. Jody B. Flynn June 9, 2026
2026 ME 53 Mick Land Development, Inc. v. Town of South Berwick June 2, 2026
2026 ME 52 State of Maine v. Jesse R. Pelletier June 2, 2026
2026 ME 51 Mitchell D. Brown v. Diahanne L. Morse et al. May 28, 2026
2026 ME 50 Towd Point Mortgage Trust 2019-4 v. Leslie Bodwell et al. May 28, 2026
2026 ME 49 Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as Trustee for Brougham Fund I Trust v. Leonard M. Cortellino et al. May 28, 2026
2026 ME 48 State of Maine v. Trevor Averill May 28, 2026
2026 ME 47 In re Children of Jennifer B. May 21, 2026
2026 ME 46 Tidewater Loft Condominium Association v. Judith L. Moskal-Kanz May 21, 2026
2026 ME 45 Roberto Valmont-Oliver v. Envirovantage, Inc. May 19, 2026
2026 ME 44 Carissa Daniels v. Patrick R. O'Brien et al. May 19, 2026
2026 ME 43 Adult Guardianship and Conservatorship of R. May 12, 2026
2026 ME 42 In re Ballot Challenge in Election of Town of Clifton Select Board Member May 4, 2026
2026 ME 41 State of Maine v. Brandon Oakley McCoy April 28, 2026
2026 ME 40 Robert J. Hutchinson v. Rosanna Paola Cordoba Gomez April 23, 2026
2026 ME 39 Amelia Johnson v. Michael Osseyran April 23, 2026
2026 ME 38 Tabarek T.H. Aldarraji v. Tareq I. Alolwan April 23, 2026
2026 ME 37 State of Maine v. Jacob Miller April 23, 2026
2026 ME 36 Richard Lytle et al. v. Douglas E. Lind et al. April 21, 2026
2026 ME 35 Tina M. Adams v. Michael A. Delong April 16, 2026
2026 ME 34 Estate of John M. Carter v. Ann C. Martin April 16, 2026
2026 ME 33 Amarylis Fisher v. Town of Hampden et al. April 16, 2026
2026 ME 32 Opinion of the Justices (Ranked-choice voting) April 6, 2026
2026 ME 31 Oak Hill Condominiums v. Diane Marchetti et al. April 2, 2026
2026 ME 30 State Tax Assessor v. Fifth Generation, Inc. April 2, 2026
2026 ME 29 Alexis Harriman v. Dillon Lamothe et al. March 26, 2026
2026 ME 28 State of Maine v. Allen James Jr. March 19, 2026
2026 ME 27 Dr. Doe v. Board of Dental Practice et al. March 17, 2026
2026 ME 26 In re Child of Cassie S. March 17, 2026
2026 ME 25 State of Maine v. Sean Eori March 10, 2026
2026 ME 24 State of Maine v. Joshua Martin March 10, 2026
2026 ME 23 State of Maine v. Kenneth Rhoades March 10, 2026
2026 ME 22 Shark Tank Strategies, LLC et al. v. Town of Scarborough March 10, 2026
2026 ME 21 In re Catherine R. Connors February 26, 2026
2026 ME 20 H.A.T., LLC v. Greenleaf Apartmetns, LLC, et al. February 26, 2026
2026 ME 19 In re Child of Danielle H. February 26, 2026
2026 ME 18 State of Maine v. Thomas G. Coffill III February 26, 2026
2026 ME 17 State of Maine v. Keith Merchant February 26, 2026
2026 ME 16 State of Maine v. Austin W. Davis February 24, 2026
2026 ME 15 Janet Drew et al. v. Town of York et al. February 24, 2026
2026 ME 14 Adoption by Kathleen C. February 19, 2026
2026 ME 13 Waldo Community Action Partners v. Department of Administrative and Financial Services et al. February 10, 2026
2026 ME 12 Catherine Dudley v. Hudson Specialty Insurance Company et al. February 10, 2026
2026 ME 11 Patricia M. Minerich et al. v. Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Community School district et al. February 10, 2026
2026 ME 10 Ellsworth ME Solar, LLC v. Public Utilities Comission February 5, 2026
2026 ME 9 State of Maine v. Kailie Brackett February 5, 2026
2026 ME 8 State of Maine v. Aaron Aldrich February 5, 2026
2026 ME 7 State of Maine v. Jason J. Follette February 5, 2026
2026 ME 6 State of Maine v. Terri Moulton January 29, 2026
2026 ME 5 XinXiu Tina Hogan v. Kennebec Valley Community College January 29, 2026
2026 ME 4 State of Maine v. Daniel Gantnier January 22, 2026
2026 ME 3 Kathleen L. Jellison v. Ralph E. Jellison Jr. January 20, 2026
2026 ME 2 State of Maine v. Saad Zackaria January 13, 2026
2026 ME 1 Richard G. Tappen et al. v. Clark T. Hill et al. January 13, 2026

 

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