Legal Opinion
Douglas Burr v. Department of Corrections
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided November 5, 2020PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAINE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT Reporter of Decisions Decision:
2020 ME 130
Docket: Ken-19-512 Argued: September 17, 2020 Decided: November 5, 2020 Panel: MEAD, GORMAN, JABAR, HUMPHREY, HORTON, and CONNORS, JJ. DOUGLAS BURR v. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS et al. HORTON, J. [¶1] Douglas Burr, an inmate at the Maine State Prison, appeals from a judgment entered by the Superior Court (Kennebec County, Murphy, J.) in which the court vacated a disciplinary decision of the Department of Corrections but concluded that the court lacked authority to enjoin the Department from engaging in unconstitutional…
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