Legal Opinion
Newton v. LePage
District Court, D. Maine
Decided March 23, 2012No. 1:11-cv-00124-JAWPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER ON MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
JOHN A. WOODCOCK, JR., Chief Judge.
The resolution of the Governor’s decision to remove a state-owned labor mural from the anteroom of the Maine Department of Labor rests not in a court of law but in the court of public opinion.
I. STATEMENT OF FACTS
A. Procedural History
On April 1, 2011, the Plaintiffs filed a complaint, seeking damages and injunctive and declaratory relief against Maine Governor Paul LePage and members of his administration. In the Complaint,1 they alleged that removing a labor history mural from the offices of the Maine Depart*85ment of Labor…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Newton v. LePageCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2012
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