Supplemental Budget Clears the Legislature; Legislature Enacts Emergency Legislation Regarding Concealed Weapons Permit Data; Effort to Legalize Marijuana Kicks Off at State House

Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House is a weekly update that provides a high-level overview of recent activity at the Maine State House.

Maine Republicans and Democrats were required to submit their nomination petitions by March 15th in order to qualify for June’s primary ballot.

On November 25, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection ("DEP") published four separate proposed rules pursuant to Maine’s so called Kids Safe Products Act (Title 38, Chapter 16-D).

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued a decision in Frye v. Baptist Memorial Hospital, Inc., which includes a discussion of some of the basics of Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) collective actions as well as a procedural pitfall for the unwary.

A ruling this month by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) in Campbell v. City of South Portland, 2015 ME 125, could have fatal implications for some land use appeals.

The Law Court's decision in Fournier v. Flats Industrial, Inc., issued last week, provides a stark reminder of the importance of attention to the deadlines for filing an appeal of a final judgment.

The Maine New Markets Capital Investment Program was established in 2011 to encourage private investment in low-income communities which lack good-paying jobs and have high rates of poverty.

The Law Court recently cleaned up a tangle of legal precedent regarding the appropriate means for challenging a property tax assessment, explaining and harmonizing two hundred years of case law.

On the heels of a taxpayer victory last year, another aircraft owner has successfully challenged Maine Revenue Services’ imposition of use tax on private aircraft that land in Maine.

On March 20, 2013, the New Hampshire Supreme Court issued a decision in State v. Guay, holding that the defendant’s unlawful operation of a solid waste facility or septic system can result not just in civil fines, but also in criminal penalties.

The purpose of a pre-election hearing is to determine if a question of representation exists (i.e. whether a secret ballot election should be held) and not to determine questions of voter eligibility which can be resolved after an election is held.

The federal Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA") provides an exemption from its overtime requirements for employees covered by the Motor Carrier Act.

Last week, in Abdallah v. Bain Capital LLC, United States District Judge Joseph L. Tauro of the District of Massachusetts dismissed a putative class action lawsuit against Bain Capital LLC because the action was time-barred.

The EPA has amended its "All Appropriate Inquiries" Rule (AAI Rule) to reference the recently published ASTM International E1527–13 Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process," commonly referred to as the "ASTM Phase I Standard."

Section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act requires that the location, design, construction, and capacity of cooling water intake structures reflect the best technology available for minimizing adverse environmental impact.

Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House is a regular update that provides a high-level overview of recent activity at the Maine State House.

On the evening of February 4th, Governor LePage appeared before a Joint Session of the Legislature to deliver his State of the State Address.

As readers of this blog know, state constitutional interpretation has been a matter of discussion here and at the Maine Law Court over the last few years.

Maine Today Media ran a series of articles critical of Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Patricia Aho.