Legal Opinion
Nader v. Maine Democratic Party
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided April 19, 2012No. Docket: Was-10-678PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAlexander, J.
[¶ 1] In this appeal we consider whether the Maine anti-SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) statute, 14 M.R.S. § 556 (2011),1 may be invoked to deprive a minor-party candidate of his day in court on a suit in which, he alleges that he was subject to abuses of process, damaging to his candidacy, by organizations and individuals who conspired to take actions to prevent or complicate his inclusion on the ballot in Maine and other jurisdictions during the 2004 presidential election. We conclude that the Maine anti-SLAPP statute may not be invoked to achieve dismissal of claims…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Boddie v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Christopher v. HarburySupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Anderson v. CelebrezzeSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- California Motor Transport Co. v. Trucking UnlimitedSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Bullock v. CarterSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Desjardins v. WillardCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2015
- Lougee Conservancy v. Citimortgage, Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2012
- Ralph Nader v. Maine Democratic PartySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2013
- Camden National Bank v. Ilene F. WeintraubSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2016
- Norman Gaudette v. Terry M. DavisSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2017
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