Legal Opinion

John Doe v. Regional School Unit 26

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided January 30, 2014No. Docket Pen-12-582PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSilver, J.

[¶ 1] John and Jane Doe, parents of Susan Doe,1 and the Maine Human Rights *602Commission appeal from a summary judgment entered in the Superior Court (Pe-nobscot County, Anderson, J.) in favor of Regional School Unit 26 on the Does’ complaint pursuant to the Maine Human Rights Act (MHRA), 5 M.R.S. §§ 4592(1), 4602(4) (2013). RSU 26 argues that the public accommodations section of the MHRA conflicts with a statutory provision regarding sanitary facilities in schools, 20-A M.R.S. § 6501 (2013). We are called upon for the first time to interpret the MHRA, and particularly several amendments enacted…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. United States v. KlunkUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1953
  2. Claire Trott v. H.D. Goodall HospitalSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2013
  3. State v. NilesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1990
  4. Clark v. State Employees Appeals BoardSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1976
  5. State v. DaySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1933

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3Cited by13 opinions

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  4. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. v. SommervilleAppellate Court of Illinois · 2021
  5. John J. Monahan Jr. v. Judith B. MonahanSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2015

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